Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence for man over Facebook comment, Sri Lanka says
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Anojan Sivarasa, 27, was sentenced to death in September after a Saudi appellate court convicted him of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over his comment.
Saudi Arabia's top court set aside the sentence on Wednesday, Hemachandra said in a post on Faceboo
Saudi Arabia's supreme court has overturned the death penalty awarded to a Sri Lankan migrant worker for a Facebook comment insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
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Anojan Sivarasa, 27, was sentenced to death in September after a Saudi appellate court convicted him of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over his comment.
Saudi Arabia's top court set aside the sentence on Wednesday, Hemachandra said in a post on Faceboo
Saudi Arabia's supreme court has overturned the death penalty awarded to a Sri Lankan migrant worker for a Facebook comment insulting the Prophet Muhammad.