COLOMBO : The mother of Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who was freed of all charge by a Saudi court, profusely thanked. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his timely intervention to save her son from the gallows.
The death sentence imposed on Sivarasa had recently been overturned by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia.
Anojan is expected to be brought back to Sri Lanka within a week or two.
Family members of Anojan Sivarasa expressed their gratitude to the President, the foreign Ministry and all government institutions and officials involved for their efforts and commitment in securing their son’s release.
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Anojan’s mother kissed president’s hands in an emotional gesture of gratitude over her son’s release from the. Saudi prison and thanked him for making the right diplomatic move to save her son from the death sentence .
in response, the. president told. the mother “ Your son is. like my son.”
The appeal against the death sentence judgementwas was made by a legal led by Parliamentarian Faiszer Mustaphs, who personally went to the Kingdom to follow the case
