The members of the Catholic Bishop's Conference in Sri Lanka have issued a statement has condemned the implementation of the death penalty.
The statement said that "consequent to the churches teachings in light of the teachings in the light of the Gospel, that the death penalty is inadmissable because it is an attack on the inviolability and the diginity of the person and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide."
Further, the Catholic Bishop's Conference called on civiol society groups, the judicary, legislative and the executive to take preventive measures and design effective rehabilitation of victims with a supportive social system
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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