Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- New Democratic Front (NDF) MP, President's Counsel Faiszer Musthapha told Parliament that had the President and the Government not intervened appropriately in the case of Anojan Sivarasa, he would have faced the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.

He said that in the case of Rizana Nafeek, the matter was handled at the political level between Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia; however, in Anojan's case, the President determined that a resolution could be achieved through the judicial process and provided the necessary support. "Anojan's case is scheduled to be heard before the Saudi Supreme Court on October 27. We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will deliver a favourable verdict."Follow Politics

He made these remarks while ...