A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at...
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city
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A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city. He was sentenced to death for killing a Sri Lankan woman, Chandra Smayerla, on 6 November 1997. The criminal court death sentence was ratified by His Highness the Emir Shaykh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Kuna news agency web site, monitored by BBC 16 01/2001)
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