President Maithripala Sirisena told the Northern Province Ministers that he was not opposed to the release of political prisoners but it should be done according to the legal procedure.

He made this observation during discussions with Northern Province Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran and other ministers yesterday, the NPC Health Minister P. Sathyalingam said.

This was the first such official discussion between the President and the Ministers of the NPC.

The President revealed that the Attorney General will file a report on the inmates on November 16. Their release will be carried out based on this report, the President further maintained.