Sri Lankan legal team heads to Saudi Arabia to appeal Anojan death sentence

A four-member Sri Lankan legal delegation led by Additional Solicitor General Azard Navavi will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to finalize a Supreme Court appeal against the death sentence of Sivarasa Anojan, a Tamil migrant worker from Kalmunai. Anojan was sentenced to death over a Facebook comment deemed derogatory to Islam. The delegation aims to secure his release or a reduced sentence.

Source: Sri Lankan legal team heads to Saudi Arabia to appeal Anojan death sentence — Tamil Guardian

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