Sri Lanka to hang drug criminals, replicate the "success" of the Philippines

Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lankan President. Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it would begin suspending drug traffickers, ending a half-century moratorium on the death penalty while authorities promised to "replicate the success" of the war against narcotics in the Philippines

Since coming to power in 2016, the war on drugs has claimed thousands of lives and has led to allegations of crimes against humanity.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena told the cabinet that he was "ready to sign the death warrants". Rajitha Senaratne said, "We will now suspend drug traffickers without commuting their death sentences," said a government spokesman,

. in the deployment of the army and to deal with this problem. We try to replicate their success.

Sri Lanka commuted death sentences for serious crimes to life imprisonment since 1976, date of last execution.

Senaratne stated that there were 19 drug addicted offenders the sentences had been commuted Amnesty International has responded quickly by urging Colombo not to go ahead.

"Sri Lanka must withdraw from any plans to implement the death penalty and preserve its long tradition "Sri Lankan authorities say that a stricter approach is needed to fight what they see as an increase in drug-related crime," said the rights group of the country. London-based man, 19659003] Senaratne cited a case this week where a convicted drug dealer, whose death sentence was commuted to life, had arranged for the importation of 100 kilograms (220 pounds) Heroine from behind

The government did not specify how to deploy troops, but in the past they were used to strengthen the local police in controlling the riots.

Duterte ran on a platform of law and order that included promises to kill thousands of people involved in the work of, including the officials.

Authorities admitted to killing more than 4,200 drug suspects who resisted the arrest. But rights groups say the actual number of dead is at least three times that.