Eight persons sentenced to death over 2003 murder

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Eight persons charged with murder were sentenced to death on orders of the Kalutara High Court on Wednesday (27 Sep.).The relevant order was
Kalutara (South) to death on 24 March 2003.The accused were found guilty after the Attorney General filed indictments against the eight
suspects before the Kalutara High Court.Accordingly, capital punishment was imposed against Mohamed Zain Mohamed Hamsa (46), Abdul Karim
Mohamed Rawisdeen (49), Mohamed Mauz Mohamed (59), Mohamed Riazdeen Mohamed (45), Mohamed Jiffry Mohamed Jinnah (47), Mohamed Zahir Mohamed
Siam (44), Mohamed Nilabdeen Mohamed Ajeel (45) and Mohomed Jiffry Mohamed Firdhouse.