Sri Lanka on Wednesday began interviewing 47 applicants for two positions as hangmen, officials said, as Amnesty International urged Colombo not to bring back capital punishment.

Sri Lanka interviews 47 potential hangmen, Amnesty urges it to not bring back capital punishment

As Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena is pushing for a hardline policy to combat drug trafficking, the country began advertising for hangmen this week in local newspapers.

Sirisena pushes for hardline policy against drug trafficking, Sri Lanka looks for hangmen

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Sri Lanka interviews 47 potential hangmen, Amnesty urges it to not bring back capital punishment

Sirisena pushes for hardline policy against drug trafficking, Sri Lanka looks for hangmen