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President
hangs the death penalty Responding to a query after an address to officers in the Security Forces and Police last Tuesday, she said a signed warrant was necessary from the President to execute a person who is convicted to die. She said she could not place her signature to someone’s death. Can’t you get your Deputy Minister to sign such a warrant, asked a Police Officer who posed the question. Kumaratunga replied that it was a responsibility cast on the President and could not be delegated to others. Moreover, she said human rights groups were also protesting against it. |
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