COLOMBO (News 1st): The Supreme Court has issued an injunction order preventing the implementation of the death penalty till the 30th of October.

The order was issued by a three-judge bench consisting of Justices Buwaneka Aluwihare, Gamini Amarasekara and Prasanna Jayawardene when the petitions filed against the death sentence was taken up for consideration.

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