Carrying out death sentence won't stop crimes: Ajith P Perera

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Carrying out the death sentence will not stop crimes, State Minister Ajith P. Perera told a media briefing yesterday and added that this is a reality he learned through his experience as a lawyer and a lecturer at the police training school.

“I have learned though my experience the crimes cannot be stopped by imposing the death sentence but we will support President Maithripala Sirisena in his decision to the impose death sentence on those who are charged with crimes pertaining to drugs,” he said.

Referring to the statement made by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, who welcomed President’s decision the state minister said one wonders whether the Catholic Church has changed its stance on the death sentence as it did not hold a favorable view on it earlier .

Meanwhile, he said number of thefts had come down to 3,366 in 2017 when compared with 3455 in 2016. He said the thefts reported between January 2018 and May, 2018 was 1260 and that one could anticipate that number of thefts would be reduced by the end of 2018 compared to the previous year.

"Solving rate for thefts had increased to 74 per cent in 2017 when compared with 70.2 per cent in the previous year. Solving rate of thefts within the first five months in 2018 has been 59.5 percent. The number of murders recorded in 2017 was 420 compared with 466 in 2016. Murders during the first five months have been 214 in 2018. Rate of solving of murders has been 92.8 percent in 2017 compared to 93 percent in 2016. Rate of Solving of murders during the first five months of 2018 has been 85 percent. It would be unfair for a person to accuse the police of being inefficient in dealing with crime when one looks at this data,” the state minister said. (Yohan Perera)

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Comments - 16

Arnold Saturday, 14 July 2018 12:58 PM

Just give it a try.

Thugs to go Sunday, 15 July 2018 07:39 AM

We eradicated LTTE and people are HAPPY. Now time to eliminate underworld and drug dealer. Learn from Singapore.

De Silva Saturday, 14 July 2018 01:10 PM

People who speak against the death sentence are supporters of drug dealers and underworld criminals

Haramanis Saturday, 14 July 2018 01:32 PM

What the Minister is trying to say is that everything is just fine and lets carry on the way we are - on the road to perdition....

Saradiel Saturday, 14 July 2018 01:46 PM

Agree that the death penalty won't stop crime. Nothing will stop crime and you know that. However the death penalty will get rid of some of the top criminals and that surely will cut down the crimes. We are happy with that. Please go ahead and support the president unless you have some people to protect.

sam Saturday, 14 July 2018 02:55 PM

Now its clear who is on the payroll of the drug dealers

Waco Sunday, 15 July 2018 06:23 AM

Killing is not the answer. Make the correct appointment and solve the problems in the country. At present , Police is spending a Holiday.

Asitha Sunday, 15 July 2018 09:47 AM

These people are not sensitive to the pain of the victims of crime.

len Sunday, 15 July 2018 09:55 AM

May be the minister is too young and nave to remember LKY past PM of Singapore and his tough stand of introducing death penalty for drug traffickers.It works.

Sambo Sunday, 15 July 2018 02:33 PM

For civilized people it will not work, but for uncivilized it will work. Why are you against it. Put some and see the results.

Waco Sunday, 15 July 2018 05:04 PM

My3, is against only for Drug-Trafficking. The under-world criminals and rouges are well protected and no action taken.

Martin Milton Sunday, 15 July 2018 06:25 PM

The rank stupidity of these Ministers take the cake!! If you are so ignorant please keep the 'trap' shut without displaying your utter ignorance. Please let Cardinal Ranjith decide for himself whether the Church has changed its mind. It is NONE of your business ignoramus! MM

GH Sunday, 15 July 2018 07:15 PM

He knows well, who operates those criminal gangs?

GH Sunday, 15 July 2018 07:19 PM

Mr. Minister do you know unreported cases in percentage where huge number of innocent people are murdered silently?

TONY Sunday, 15 July 2018 10:10 PM

IN THAT CASE REMOVE DEATH PENALTY FROM THE LEGAL SYSTEM.

LP Monday, 16 July 2018 08:06 AM

Black coat looters want more crimes to flourish their work.Every one in the world knows just preaching can not stopcriminal

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