Sri Lankan migrant worker sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for Facebook post

Saudi Arabia. A 24-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker, Anujan Sivarasa, has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia on charges of making objectionable comments about Islam and Prophet Muhammad on Facebook.

The appeals court has advanced the case under Sharia law and handed down the death sentence. Earlier, he was sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of 3 million Saudi riyals.