COLOMBO (News 1st): State Minister of Prison Reform and Rehabilitation Lohan Ratwatte has informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that he will step down immediately from his portfolio.

The President’s Media Division said Lohan Ratwatte had decided to step down after taking responsibility for the incidents that took place at the Welikada and Anuradhapura Prisons.

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