Boossa Prison Officer Arrested For Negligence Over Superintendent Attack

COLOMBO (News 1st): A prison officer at the Boossa Prison has been taken into custody.

According to the Police Special Task Force, he was arrested in connection with the incident last week, where a group of inmates attacked the prison superintendent. 

The officer is accused of neglecting his duties and abetting damage to government property.

The incident occurred on December 7, when a group of inmates protested against their transfer to a different prison. During the attack, the prison superintendent sustained injuries.