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Hangman still hangs in the balance

06 May 2019

By Tharumalee Silva The Department of Prisons is yet to recruit a new hangman. In addition, the date to implement the death penalty has also not yet been fixed. Department of Prisons Spokesman Thushara Upuldeniya told The Sunday Morning that 78 applicants had been interviewed for the post of hangman. However, he said that no one had been shortlisted as yet to fill the vacant post. Upuldeniya also stated that the Prisons Commission had not been notified of any change in the proceedings regarding the number of convicts in line to be executed. In February, applications were sought for the hangman’s job with President Maithripala Sirisena saying he hoped to implement the death penalty soon. The Department of Prisons had called for applications to recruit two new hangmen. President Maithripala Sirisena had said that he was determined to implement the death penalty despite some strong objections. In July 2018, the then Cabinet had approved a proposal by the President to implement the death sentence on repeat offenders on death row for serious drug-related crimes. Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms Thalatha Atukorale had also briefed the Cabinet on the steps taken by the Ministry to gather information on drug convicts on death row. The Department of Prisons had then sent a list of names of 18 convicts to the Ministry of Justice. A list of names of the convicts was also sent to the Attorney General in October last year.

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