Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake stated that the mobile phone was found in the possession of the MP yesterday (01) and two jailors including the chief jailer had seen the MP speaking on the phone when they had passed his cell.

The MP had thrown the phone out of the window which was subsequently recovered by authorities and handed over to intelligence units for further investigations.

Mr. Ekanayake said that the MP will be presented before a prison tribunal with regard to the offence.