The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has directed the prison chief to immediately ensure the safety of the wife of a key suspect in the Easter bombing who was transferred from Welikada Remand Prison on suspicion of being infected with corona.
Fatima Cader Sadia, the wife of Mohamed Saharan, who is accused of leading a suicide attack on Easter Sunday, has been transferred from Welikada Remand Prison to Welikanda after being infected with the corona virus, the National Center for the Prevention of the spread of Covid has announced.
The shift came as he testified before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter bombings.
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has drawn attention to this after receiving a number of complaints that her life was in danger.
“In the last 48 hours, the Commission has received a number of complaints that Ms. Sadia’s life is in danger after she testified before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter bombing,” the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka said in a November 10 letter to Prisons Commissioner Thushara Upuldeniya .
Several media outlets had reported that Sadia Fatima had revealed to the Fatima Easter Bomb Commission how the Saharan-led National Tawheed Jamaat had received money.
The Human Rights Commission is also concerned about the lack of information on the whereabouts of Saharan’s wife.
“We are confident that your office will do its utmost to safeguard its legal responsibility to ensure the safety of all remand prisoners, and urge the Commission to bring this complaint to your immediate attention and to take strict security measures to protect the life of your detainee.” Also, inform the Commission by post about the whereabouts of Mrs. Sadia and the details of the authority temporarily in charge of her health. ”
The letter signed by Secretary Tamara Wimalasuriya to the Commissioner General of Prisons further states that the Human Rights Commission has the legal authority to investigate the rights of detainees, to investigate complaints of human rights violations and to visit detainees for their welfare.
Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of Health has sent copies of the letter from the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Head of the National Action Center for the Prevention of Kovid Outbreaks, and Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services.