Sri Lanka Seeks Clemency for Migrant Worker Facing Saudi Death Penalty

Twenty-four-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa faces the death penalty in Saudi Arabia following a blasphemy conviction over a Facebook comment.

An appellate court increased his sentence from five years in prison to the death penalty after prosecutors requested prosecution under Sharia law.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured the family that diplomatic channels would engage Saudi authorities to secure a pardon.