News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lanka- Chief Justice requested to appoint trial-at-bar on Rathupaswala incident
(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) The Chief Justice has been requested to appoint a trial-at-bar to hear the case into the Rathupaswala incident. The Attorney General requested the Chief Justice to ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lanka recruits 2 hangmen ahead of planned execution
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan prison authorities have recruited two ... amid alarm over drug-related crimes in the country. An official at the Justice Ministry said two out of 26 who were ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lanka- Justice Minister accuses BASL of towing political line
(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) Justice Minister Thalatha Atukorale today accused the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) of towing a political line. She said that BASL President Kalinga Indatissa had ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lankan presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces new lawsuits in US court
Sri Lankan torture victims have filed 10 new claims for damages in a US court against wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, lawyers for the plaintiffs and a rights group said, possibly jeopardising his plan to run for president. Rajapaksa, the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is seeking to renounce his US citizenship to enable him to run in Sri Lanka`s presidential election this year, and lawsuits over alleged human rights abuse during the war against separatist Tamil fighters could complicate his bid.
News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lanka faces challenges in bid to resume hangings
COLOMBO • Sri Lanka's President is facing fresh legal challenges in his attempt to end a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment and start executing drug convicts, officials said yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lanka faces legal challenges in bid to resume death penalty for drug-related crimes
Sri Lanka’s president is facing fresh legal challenges in his ... He did not say when the executions would be carried out. Justice ministry sources said they still had not filled the vacancies for two ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: Sri Lanka leader orders execution of 4 drug convicts
At present, 26 people have been shortlisted for a two-day training, said Bandula Jayasinghe, an official at the Justice and Prison Reforms Ministry. Drug trafficking is a capital offense in Sri Lanka, ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: CIPM Sri Lanka saddened by recent events, urges restraint
CIPM Sri Lanka is confident that the authorities will do justice to the Nation by apprehending the perpetrators of this heinous crime and ensuring that similar incidents do not happen in the future. ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: After the bombings, searching for sense in Sri Lanka
... and peace activist Farah Mihlar noted that postwar politics has sidelined justice for victims and national reconciliation. “The cycles of violence experienced in Sri Lanka’s recent history may be ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: In aftermath of Sri Lanka attack, pray for all religions, races, people
People of many different beliefs, nationalities, and races in Sri Lanka were impacted by this crime but this crime is also a crime against all humanity. Our community condemns this attack and hopes ...
News Sri Lanka Justice: Trump pledges support for bringing Sri Lanka bombing perpetrators to justice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pledged American support to Sri Lanka in bringing the perpetrators of a coordinated bombing attack “to justice” during a call with Sri Lankan Prime ...
