Sri Lanka
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- August 16, 1978, amended in December 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- a combination of common law, Roman-Germanic law, Kandyan systems, and Jaffna Tamil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court and Court of Appeal (judges appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
69.1% Buddhists, 7.6% Muslims, 15% Hindus, 8% Christians, 10% unspecified
From the country
- APRIL 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne sentenced Hewafonsekage Saranath Asiri Fonseka of Moratuwa to death in absentia for robbing Rs 3.5 Million from a jewellery shop in Moratuwa and murdering employee K A Gunawardena on Aug
MARCH 30, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE ARMY MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court judge Jayatilake sentenced three soldiers to death for the
- MARCH 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MOTHER OF 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
Munasinghe Arachchige Chamali Perera from Mattakuliya was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court Judge P. Padman Surasenain in Sri Lanka for possessing 23.2 grams of heroin on December 19, 2004.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 250 DEATH-ROW PRISONERS HAVE EYE AILMENTS
a clinical survey revealed 250 death row prisoners in Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka suffer from eye ailments.
- JANUARY 27, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in Sri Lanka, Matara High Court Judge Sisira Kumara Ratnayake sentenced Hekarella Gamachchige Kumarasiri, alias Ruppekumara, to death for murdering Jayalath Gunasekarage Piyasiri of Alakoladeniya with a knife on January 1, 2008.
- JANUARY 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
- NOVEMBER 25, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH FOR MURDER CASE SUSPECT
in Sri Lanka, Kandy High Court Judge W C Pushpamali sentenced Heenagedara Wedikkara...
- OCTOBER 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NAFEEK'S DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED
Chief Justice Abdullah Al-Rosaimi of the Supreme Court in Riyadh...
- OCTOBER 21, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: "A COURT MARTIAL CAN EVEN HAND OVER A DEATH SENTENCE"
the Sri Lankan Deputy Solicitor General F Jameel stated that a military tribunal...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Sri Lankan High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse sentenced brothers Dadallage
- JULY 21, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE ON MUM, SONS
a mother S. Umma, 45, and her two sons M. Faizal, 26, and I. Rishan, 24, were sentenced to death by the Kalmunai High Court in Sri Lanka for murdering a Civil Defence Officer in Oluvil in 2004 over a dispute
- JULY 10, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING BROTHER
in Sri Lanka, Puttalam High Court Judge S.D.A. Thaasim sentenced Kiriyage Susil, a resident of Periyakulam in the Anamaduwa Police Division, to death for murdering Kiriyage Abeyruwan on August 3, 1997. Susil strangled his older brother for harassing their