Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence for man over Facebook comment
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence handed to a Sri Lankan migrant worker over a comment he made on Facebook, Colombo's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra said.
TL;DR
- Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivarasa.
- Sivarasa was sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over a Facebook comment.
- The case sparked diplomatic efforts from Sri Lanka and calls from international rights groups.
- It is unclear what the future legal proceedings will be for Sivarasa.