List of drug traffickers on death row forwarded to President

The list of names of prisoners sentenced to death for drug trafficking were to be handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday (12), it is reported.

The list was compiled following a directive issued by the President.

President Maithripala Sirisena said on 11 July that he had decided to sign the death warrant on prisoners sentenced to death on drug offences continuing the drug trafficking racket from their prison cells.

Implementing the death sentence was also discussed at length at the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (11).

Meanwhile, the Prisons Department said discussions would be held shortly with the Justice Ministry for making necessary arrangements to implement the death sentence on convicts.