SRI LANKA TO HANG 19 DRUG CONVICTS

Sri Lanka will carry out the death sentence for 19 convicts over serious drug offences, the government said today, a day after the country decided to reinstate capital punishment for drug-related crimes.
Cabinet approval had been obtained to implement the death penalty on repeat offenders related to large scale drug offenses," said Cabinet spokesman and minister Rajitha Senaratne.
He said President Maithripala Sirisena will sign the documents to implement the death penalty.