Saudi Arabia Death Penalty Case: Anojan Sivarasa
Saudi prosecutors won a Sharia reclassification after an appeal, turning an initial five-year sentence and 3 million riyal fine into a death penalty.
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VGA 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after a Facebook comment that was deemed blasphemous against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, the BBC reports.
A 24-year-old Sri Lankan immigrant is awaiting execution in a Saudi prison. An appeals court overturned the prison sentence and issued a death sentence based on Sharia law. The reason? An online argument over the brutal treatment of a dog. Offended participants reported him to the Saudi police. The 24-year-old's family has since lost contact with him.
“Please show us mercy. Please forgive him and send him back. We have lost contact with him.” The family of a Sri Lankan man in his 20s has come forward in tears after he was sentenced to death in a foreign country following an argument in the Facebook comments. The incident, which shocked the entire country of Sri Lanka, began with a video that went viral on social media in late June. The video in question showed a young Muslim man kicking a dog…
A 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after a Facebook comment.
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