President Chandrika Kumaratunga said in a statement that the death penalty would be applied for murder, rape and drugs trafficking.

Sri Lankan courts have continued to impose the death penalty, but no-one has been executed since 1976.

The president also said that special compensation will be paid to the family of the deceased judge.

Meanwhile in a statement the Hongkong based Asian Human Rights commission ponts out that only complete investigation of fridays murders and intense scrutiny of the exceptional collapse of the rule of law in Sri Lanka, will make it possible to avoid further killings.

The statement further says "The judiciary in particular has done very little to stop this exceptional collapse of the rule of law. In recent years it has been embroiled in petty quarrels and has diminished itself in the eyes and minds of most people. Today it lacks the leadership to protect itself from outside attacks, whether physical or otherwise".

Hemantha warnakulasorriya, Deputy Secretary of the Sri –lanka Bar Association specking to sandeshaya said that the executive committee has requested all its members to join in the funeral scheduled for Monday.He said that they have also requested for the slain justice Ambepitiya's body to be kept at the high court premises for colleagues of the judiciary to pay there last respects.

Sarath Lugoada, Director of Crimes investigation speaking to Sandeshaya said that so far no one has been taken in to custody and the motives of the killings remain unknown.

The vehicle supposed to be used by the assassins has been found abandoned at Elvitigala Mawatha , close to the place of the shooting incident. Lugoada said “we are questioning the driver and we have been able to collect finger prints of those who travelled in the vehicle.