In the wake of the release of former MP Duminda Silva under a presidential pardon, several inmates of the Mahara and Welikada Prisons who have been sentenced to death have commenced a hunger strike from this afternoon.
Prisons spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that the inmates are requesting that the death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment.
He said that discussion is underway with the Justice Ministry that the death penalty to be commuted to life imprisonment, a few years after it is imposed.
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by the Senior Mission Chief for…
The 2024 parliamentary election has marked a historic shift in Sri Lanka’s legislature, with nearly…
The National People’s Power (NPP) has announced the names nominated to fill the 18 National…
A special discussion on the future political direction of the United National Party (UNP) was…
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present the new government’s Policy Statement at the ceremonial sitting…
The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) has sent an official letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake…
View Comments
They too want One Nation One Rule implemented.