The petition filed at the Appeal Court against the implementation of the death penalty has been postponed until October 1.
During the previous hearing, the court said it would announce the verdict today (Jul 17).
However, it has postponed by a five-member judge bench of Justices Yasantha Kodagoda, Arjuna Obeyesekere, Deepali Wijesundera, Janak de Silva, and Achala Wengappuli.
Malinda Senaviratne, a journalist had filed the petition at the Appeal Court challenging the Prisons Commissioner General's decision to implement the death penalty.
Mr. Thennakoon and the Welikada Prisons Superintendent had been named as respondents to the petition.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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