This Diyawanna member from Sabaragamuwa has been languishing in the main state-run lodge for the past 10 months for his alleged complicity in an election-related crime. 


The family members led by a close kinsman holding a high position in a provincial body has been trying hard to get the man enlarged on bail without success. Finally, the influential kinsman approached a high authority in the country’s main office to solicit his help in this regard.

The family members pinned their hope on the success of the kinsman’s mission and were waiting for the release of their dear one when they got an unexpected shock: They were taken to a Police unit for questioning in connection with their involvement in an attempt to exert undue political influence in the pending case against the politico.