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The President of Sri Lanka says the South Asian nation will begin suspending drug traffickers, hoping to "replicate the success" of the Philippines' bloody war on drugs, reports the Guardian . According to Pakistan's spokesman, Rajitha Senaratne, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, said he was "ready to sign the death warrants" of the repeat offenders
. "We were told that Philippines had managed to deploy the army and deal with this problem.We are trying to replicate their success, "said Senaratne.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has waged a brutal campaign to crack down on suspected drug traffickers and users since he came to power in 2016. The administration has led the extrajudicial executions of thousands of people. . Authorities have admitted to killing more than 4,200 drug suspects who have resisted arrest, AFP reports, but rights groups say the actual number is at least three times higher. crimes to life in prison. But authorities say that a stricter approach on drugs is now needed as the country has become increasingly an international transit center for narcotics. In January, authorities destroyed more than $ 108 million worth of cocaine seized, reports Reuters.
Some 19 offenders, whose death sentences were commuted to death, will be executed by Senaratne, according to the Guardian citing local media. 1965-19007] Amnesty International condemned this movement
"By resuming executions after more than 40 years, Sri Lanka will do a great deal of damage to its reputation," said Dinushika Dissanayake, deputy director of Amnesty International. South Asia. "The government must immediately put an end to executions, commute all death sentences and institute an official moratorium on the application of the death penalty."
Elsewhere in Asia, Bangladesh has also cracked down on drugs. More than 50 people were reportedly shot dead in May after authorities launched anti-narcotics raids.
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