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 final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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