Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa asked that this Government, which cannot guarantee security in prisons, has a problem of how to guarantee the security of 22 million people.

Although it said it would take full responsibility for national security, it was not able to do that at present.

The Justice Minister is trying to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court judges rather than looking into these matters these days.

Although the policy statement of 'a prosperous country, a beautiful life', talks about a humane prison and a just detention life, 27 people have lost their lives today and hundreds have been hospitalised. As the President says, those who have been imprisoned are in state custody, so the Government...