Lawyers Confident of Saving Rizana

Good news for Rizana, if this is true. However, with the Saudis, you never know.
FROM ARABNEWS.COM:
Lawyers Confident of Saving Rizana
Mohammed Rasooldeen, Arab News

RIYADH, 28 October 2007 — There is a strong possibility that Rizana Nafeek, charged by a court in Dawadmi with murdering a four-month-old child, will escape execution, according to her lawyers. The law firm of Khateb Al-Shammary retained by the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has filed an appeal against the death sentence and her case is currently being reviewed in a court of appeals.
“In a letter addressed to us, the legal firm has said that there is a strong likelihood of Rizana being spared,” Basil Fernando, executive director of AHRC, told Arab News yesterday. However, he added that the lawyers believed that she could be given a five-year jail term for “death caused without intention.”
He added, “Sometimes, the charges may be set aside by the appeals court and Rizana could be released unconditionally,” Fernando said, adding that the final verdict is yet to be heard.
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