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Sri Lankan politician on death row for murder takes oath as MP
short by Shailesh / on Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
Sri Lankan lawmaker Premalal Jayasekera, who was sentenced to death on July 31 in a murder case, was sworn in as an MP on Tuesday. Jayasekera, who belongs to the ruling Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP), was elected in the parliamentary polls held on August 5. Jayasekera and two others were convicted for murdering a political activist in 2015.
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