Sri Lankans want the death penalty reinstated

Sri Lanka's state owned The Dinamina newspaper reported today that a recent survey pointed to the fact that 88% of the Sri Lankans want the death penalty enacted.

Sri Lankan courts deliver death sentences but the President as the head of the state traditionally does not consent to the implementation of the death sentence.

However, with the recent spate of violence, there is a public opinion that the death penalty must be enacted to arrest it.

The Ministry of Prisons and Rehabilitation conducted the survey among a sample of people selected from various social strata, the Ministry sources said.

The report of the survey has been handed over to the President who is the ultimate competent authority to implement the death penalty.