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
- MARCH 5, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
GOVT TO APPEAL ON BEHALF OF LANKANS ON DEATH ROW
the Sri Lankan government will appeal on behalf of two Sri Lankan nationals against whom death sentences were issued by a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO RECEIVE DEATH PENALTY
in Sri Lanka, the Colombo High Court imposed the death penalty on P. Don Nilanka and K. Pradeep Samantha for the murder of A. Dimuthu Dilrukshana Silva of Dehigahapitiya on July 1, 1998.
- JANUARY 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NAFEEK CASE POSTPONED AGAIN
the Dawadmi High Court in Saudi Arabia indefinitely postponed the case of Rizana Nafeek, the Sri Lankan maid sentenced to death in 2007 for death of an infant in her care.
- JANUARY 2, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
TWO SRI LANKANS BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
two Sri Lankans were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of armed robbery and
- JANUARY 1, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
- DECEMBER 19, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Colombo High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundara sentenced Gangodavilage Manoshantha and H.S. Chandana Perera to death for the murder of M.A. Nihal Gunasiri on December 31, 1994 at Kalubovila, Sri Lanka.
- DECEMBER 19, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundara sentenced C. Daminda Liyanaarachchi and H. Dumindu Indika to death for the murder of Ruwan Asela Gamage at Wennaguwatta, Kittampahuwa on December 11, 2005.
- DECEMBER 17, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne passed the death sentence on K. Maheslal Kumara
Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Malanee Gunaratne passed the death sentence on K. Maheslal Kumara
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
nine people received the death penalty from two courts in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. According to
- OCTOBER 14, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Jeddah court in Saudi Arabia sentenced three Sri Lankans to death and eight others, including five Indians, to imprisonment after they were found guilty of armed robbery and the murder of a Yemeni national.
- OCTOBER 6, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO
the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka imposed the death sentence on two accused who were found guilty of killing a businessman and robbing of his vehicle and mobile phone.
- AUGUST 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of
the Supreme Judicial Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the objection filed by the attorney of