A prisoners rights group will hand over a petition against the death penalty to President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jul 3), in the backdrop of growing opposition against the punishment.
"The President can't hang whomever he wants. This is a civilised country," Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) Secretary Sudesh Nandimal Silva told Times Online.
Silva pointed out that a majority of the public have opposed this ad hoc decision taken by the President.
The CPRP will engage in a protest opposite the Fort Railway Station at 3 pm today and would then proceed towards the Presidential Secretariat in order to handover the petition.
Last week, the President had announced that he had signed the death penalty for four inmates. The ruling party, opposition, and several non-governmental organisations have raised stiff opposition against this decision since then.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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