Batticaloa Prison has commenced a fast after climbing on to a roof

An inmate of the Batticaloa Prison has commenced a fast after climbing on to a roof.
Prisons Media Spokesperson Gamini Kulatunga said that the inmate in question had commenced this fast protesting the
decision made to transfer him to the Polonnaruwa Prison.
The Media Spokesperson said that he was convicted of several charges including having bombs in his posession.