Saturday, June 26, 2021

Death-row inmates continue hunger-strike demanding their sentences be commuted

COLOMBO (News 1st); Death-row inmates at the Mahara and Welikada have decided to continue with their hunger strike. They are engaged in a hunger strike demanding that their sentences be commuted to life in prison, with effect from the day of sentencing. Authorities said approximately 175 Death-row inmates have refused to eat their meals on […]

Death-row inmates continue hunger-strike demanding their sentences be commuted

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