Prisoners on death row stage protest

A group of prisoners on death row staged a protest on top of the Welikada prison today. At least 6 prisoners had staged the protest on the roof demanding that they be released. Efforts were underway this evening to bring the prisoners back down. The protest follows a fast launched recently by Tamil political prisoners who had demanded their release. The Government had given an assurance to release a few of the Tamil political prisoners over the next few days.