Former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who is in the death row for the murder of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, continues to update his Face book account .
As persons serving death sentences are not allowed communication with the outside world.
Prisons Reform Minister D.M. Swaminathan said he was not aware of the activity on the former Parliamentarian’s Facebook pages, but avowed action if found guilty of offence.
I will look into the matter immediately, the Minister said.
Dr. Prathiba Mahanamahewa, former Dean Faculty of Law at Kotalawela Defence University and Commissioner of Human Rights confirmed to the press that activity on the former parliamentarian’s Facebook page, was indeed illegal:
“There are two ways in which this kind of activity is possible,” he said. “One is that the former parliamentarian has been given access to a device while inside the prison – which is an offence and prison officials must be held responsible.”
“The second is that some other third party is posting on behalf of the former parliamentarian – which begs the question: How would a third party have access to content from the former parliamentarian, if not through the prison?”, he queried. Hence, prison authorities are in hot water .
