Bill to abolish death penalty presented to House

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It will be in the form of a private member’s motion

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

The Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty will be presented to Parliament today by UNP MP Bandulalal Banadarigoda in the form of a private member’s motion.

The Bill calls for the death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment and provides a transitional provision under which any person subjected to death sentence before the enacting of the Bill shall be deemed as sentenced to life imprisonment.

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