Saddex maxbuus oo ku dhintay rabshado ka dhacay xabsiyada Sri Lanka

Waxaa dhaawacmay 23 qof, booliiskuna waxay isticmaaleen gaaska ilmuhuujiya si ay xaaladda u dejiso

Saddex maxbuus ayaa ku dhintay, 23 kalena waa ay dhaawacmeen rabshado gooni ah oo ka dillaacay xabsiyada Sri Lanka. Mid ayaa ku dhintay xabsiga New Magazine ee Colombo, labadii kalena waxay ku dhinteen xabsiga Kuruwita maalintii Jimcaha.

Rabshadaha iyo ficilada booliiska

Xildhibaan Ananda Wijepala ayaa baarlamaanka u sheegay in hal maxbuus uu dhintay markii 40 maxbuus ay ka baxsadeen qolalkoodii xabsiga New Magazine ee Colombo dabayaaqadii Khamiista. Laba maxbuus oo kale ayaa ku dhinteen subaxnimadii Jimcaha xabsiga Kuruwita oo 80km u jira caasimadda.

Booliisku waxay Reuters u sheegeen in ay gaaska ilmuhuujiya isticmaaleen xabsi furan oo ku yaal Negombo oo 40km u jira Colombo si ay xaaladda u dejiso Jimcaha. Wijepala wuxuu sheegay in rabshaduhu ay la xiriireen ganacsatada madow iyo kooxaha dambiyada ee iska soo horjeeda.

Baaritaanka iyo hadalka wasiirka

Wijepala wuxuu sheegay in dawladdu ay isku dayayso in ay ogaato haddii rabshadahaasi ay wada jir yihiin. Wuxuu yidhi: "When you take all these incidents together, it appears that there is planning behind these and an attempt at sabotage. But we can only say anything further after a comprehensive investigation."

Rabshadihii xabsiyada waxay dhaceen bil ka dib markii 10 sarkaal xabsi iyo 20 maxbuus ay dhinteen labo maalmood oo dagaal ah oo ka dhacay xabsi Negombo. Sidoo kale hal maxbuus ayaa dhintay iyo dhowr kaloo dhaawacmay rabshadii usbuuckii hore ee xabsiga Mahara.

Ciribtirka buuxsanaanta xabsiyada

Buuxsanaanta xabsiyada Sri Lanka waxay gaadhay heer qalalaase ah, iyadoo in kabadan 39,000 maxbuus ay ku xidhan yihiin nidaam awooddiisu tahay 10,000 oo kaliya. Senaka Perera wuxuu yidhi: "The number of prisoners in Sri Lanka today is four times the capacity."

Tiro badan oo maxbuus ah waa tuhmanayaal maxkamad sugaya oo loo heysto dembiyo la xiriira madow. Sharciyadii dhowaa ee adkeeyay dammaanadda ayaa keentay buuxsanaanta, Sri Lanka waxay qorshaynaysaa in ay dastuurka wax ka beddesho si ay garsoorayaasha u kordhiso laba sano.

Sri Lanka's prisons have erupted in violence, with three inmates killed and 23 others injured in separate riots at New Magazine, Kuruwita and Negombo facilities over the past two days, according to Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala.

Riots Erupt at Three Prisons in Rapid Succession

Late Thursday, 40 inmates broke out of their cells at New Magazine Prison in Colombo, killing one prisoner before police and riot squads restored order. Two more inmates were killed on Friday morning during a second riot at Kuruwita prison, roughly 80km from the capital, with 23 others injured and admitted to hospitals between the two incidents.

Police also fired tear gas at protesting inmates at an open prison in Negombo, about 40km from Colombo, on Friday to bring the situation under control. Riot police at all three prisons worked to return prisoners who had climbed onto rooftops or moved into open areas back to their wards, the minister said.

Violence Linked to Drug Gangs and Possible Sabotage

Wijepala told parliament the violence was related to narcotics dealers and rival criminal gangs. He said the government is trying to find out if the riots were coordinated. 'When you take all these incidents together, it appears that there is planning behind these and an attempt at sabotage. But we can only say anything further after a comprehensive investigation,' Wijepala said.

The prison disturbances happened a month after 10 prison officials and 20 prisoners died in two days of fighting at a prison in Negombo. One inmate also died and several others were injured in a riot last weekend at a prison in Mahara, about 14km from Colombo.

Crisis-Level Overcrowding Fuels Prison Instability

Overcrowding in Sri Lanka's prisons is at crisis levels, with more than 39,000 inmates crowded into a system with a total capacity of just 10,000, according to a recent speech in parliament by Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara. 'The number of prisoners in Sri Lanka today is four times the capacity,' said Senaka Perera, president of the Committee for Rights of Prisoners.

A large number of inmates are suspects awaiting trial for alleged narcotics-related offences. Recent laws tightening bail conditions have resulted in prison overcrowding. Sri Lanka is planning to amend its constitution to extend superior court judges' tenure by two years, as part of efforts to clear a backlog of more than one million court cases and reduce prisoner numbers.