![]() ![]() Separately, local newspapers reported that a government minister had forcibly entered Welikada prison in Colombo with his friends to show them the gallows. The London-based human rights group Amnesty International also called for an inquiry, saying “the minister must be held to account for his actions.” Tamil lawmakers asked the government to arrest him. Ratwatte is a member of the Sinhalese ethnic majority. He “got two of them to kneel in front of him and pointed his personal firearm at them and threatened to kill them on the spot,” Ponnambalam tweeted. Tamil minority lawmaker Gajen Ponnambalam said Ratwatte summoned the Tamil prisoners in the prison in Anuradhapura, about 200 kilometers (125 miles ) north of Colombo. He said Cabinet ministers also discussed the allegations at their weekly meeting on Tuesday and Justice Minister Ali Sabri sought approval to launch a separate investigation headed by a retired judge. Government spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma said a police investigation is underway.
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