COLOMBO (News 1st); The perimeter security around the Bogambara Prison was tightened after around 20 inmates decided to stage a protest atop a roof of a prison building.

According to reports, the prisoners are demanding that they be subject to PCR tests due to COVID-19 concerns at the prison.

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