A 24-YEAR-OLD man, Anojan Sivarasa, a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia following a comment he made in June on Facebook, reportedly insulting prophet Muhammad. According to the BBC, Sivarasa made the said comment during a heated social media debate over religion. It is reported that the now […]

A 24-YEAR-OLD man, Anojan Sivarasa, a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia following a comment he made in June on Facebook, reportedly insulting prophet Muhammad.

According to the BBC, Sivarasa made the said comment during a heated social media debate over religion.

It is reported that the now convict quickly deleted the said comment but that, it had already been screenshotted and sent to Sivarasa’s employer.

Before he was arrested, Sivarasa apologized through a video post, however, this did not change anything.

His employer reported the matter to Saudi officials who later arrested the accused and had him convicted and slapped with a five year jail term.
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Following the conviction, Saudi prosecutors appealed against the five year jail term and argued that he be tried under Sharia Law.

Following the Court’s approval to try Sivarasa under Sharia Law, the accused was convicted and subsequently put on death row.

© TV Yatu | October 11, 2026.
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