Decision to re-open case against Sri Lankan Maid Sentenced to Death

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Decision to re-open case against Sri Lankan Maid Sentenced to Death

December 08, 2015

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harsha De Silva said that a decision has been reached to re-open the case with regard to the woman who has been sentenced e stoned to death in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.has decided to reopen the judgement of the Sri Lankan housemaid to be subjected to stone to dead.

The Deputy Minister speaking in Parliament today made this special announcement.

He said that on Sunday, the senior staff of the Sri Lanka Embassy met with this woman in prison in Saudi Arabia and held discussions and the Regional Court was made aware of the stance of the Appeal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Based on the advice of the lawyers and our intervention on the matter, a decision has been reached to re-open the case. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will bear the expenses and the payments for the lawyers, and will make all efforts to change the verdict of this case, he added.