Death Penalty to be reimposed - Minister of Justice

Death Penalty to be reimposed - Minister of Justice

There had been many speculations in the past under many governments whether to bring in the death penalty once more.

With the very recent murder of a teenage girl in  Jaffna by a group after raping people have raised voices on the subject of reimposing the death penalty once more. For this request the government has drawn attention in regard to imposing of the death penalty again was quipped by the Minister of Justice Wijedasa Rajapakse. This had been said at the Independence square where a protest was made with a candle lighting event.