(UTV|COLOMBO) – Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms Nimal Siripala de Silva has backed a proposal to implement the death penalty for drug smugglers.
Speaking at the Ministry, he stated that there are other countries which implement the death penalty for similar offences, thereby asked why Sri Lanka could not implement the death penalty when countries like the Australia, Singapore, and the United States (US) implemented.
The Minister charged that foreign pressure was only exerted on Sri Lanka when Sri Lanka looked to implement the death penalty.