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
- MAY 12, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne sentenced Asithaodabedda, alias Chutta, to death for murdering Madonakondage Saumya Priyadarshanee of Panadura on March 27, 2001 by forcing her to drink poison.
- APRIL 22, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR PAVEMENT HAWKER MURDER
in Sri Lanka, Badulla High Court Judge P Wickremesighe sentenced Ahangama Vidanelage Jayasinha, alias Hitchchiputha, to death for murdering pavement hawker H.M. Sudath on December 30, 1999.
- MARCH 31, 2010KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
69 SRI LANKAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN KUWAIT PRISONS - 11 WOMEN AMONG THEM
69 Sri Lankans involved in drug trafficking are serving jail sentences in Kuwait prisons...
MARCH 15, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW MAID IN A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE
Rizana Nafeek is appealing her death sentence for the accidental death of a child that a family
- MARCH 10, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Sri Lanka, Badulla High Court Judge P. Wickremesinghe sentenced to Mohamed Naseem death for murdering his daughter Pathima Sharmila, 2, at Haputale on September 10, 1999.
- JANUARY 1, 2010Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: CHILD KILLER’S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE REJECTED
in Sri Lanka, Balapitiya High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne dismissed the appeal of Thomme Hakuru Wimaladasa alias ‘Sakara’ against his death sentence.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR KILLING WIFE
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge Chandramathi Visvalingan sentenced Mohamed Ismail Nizardeen of Akkaraipattu to death in absentia.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS 1 INDIAN, 2 LANKANS FOR MURDER
Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 12, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, North Central Provincial High Court Judge Meneka Wijesundera sentenced a millionaire and his three accomplices to death for murder. Premaratne Galappatti, PH Sugathapala, W Thilakasiri, and Senaratne Edward allegedly got drunk
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: CRM WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Civil Rights Movement of Sri Lanka reiterated its appeal for the abolition of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NO DECISION TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms V. Puthrasigamoney said the government still had decided to impose capital punishment.