Saudi Supreme Court sets aside Sri Lankan migrant worker’s death penalty

A fresh sentence is expected in the case, senior lawyer and President’s Counsel Upul Kumarapperuma, who was on the team sent to Riyadh by the Sri Lankan government, told The HinduThe Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) set aside the death penalty awarded to Sri Lankan a migrant worker over a Facebook post that was deemed blasphemous.