Saudi Arabia's top court set aside the sentence on Wednesday, Hemachandra said in a post on Facebook, where he thanked the authorities and legal teams of both nations for their efforts.
Faizer Mustafa, a Sri Lankan lawmaker who is involved in legal negotiations with Saudi Arabia regarding Sivarasa's case, confirmed to BBC Sinhala that Saudi Arabia had overturned the death sentence, adding that they are reviewing the Supreme Court's latest ruling.
This shows how international groups can prevent tragedies and step in to protect free speech. Because of their action, Anojan remains alive.
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Neat
I am definitely not saying you gotta hand it to Saudi Arabia but it is at least nice to know that they are willing to back down to pressure on something like this.
Still amazes me that 2026 was supposed to be some glorious futuristic utopian era in sci fi, when in reality the good news of the day is that a country isn’t going to execute a man for defending his religious beliefs in cyber space.
>This shows how international groups can prevent tragedies and step in to protect free speech.
Protecting freedom of speech is a bit of an overstatement. Prevent the tragedy… yes.
This kind of thing ia quite natural in a no-apologues monarchy. Law and procedure cam be overuled. Some such powers exist in democracies, like the executive pardon… but they also stand out as vestiges of monarchy.
Good to know but dude will most likely have to watch over his shoulder for rest of his life. His face has been plastered all over social media including his name. May Gods watch over him.