Sri Lanka to appeal Saudi death sentence for migrant worker

Sri Lanka is preparing to ask Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court to overturn Sivarasa Anojan’s death sentence.

Anojan, a Sri Lankan engineer working in Saudi Arabia, was sentenced over a social media comment that he later deleted and apologised for.

His case has raised concerns about free speech and the safety of migrant workers.

Sri Lanka says it is pursuing legal and diplomatic ways to seek relief for him.