Rizana Nafeek
Here's two conflicting reports on Rizana Nafeek. One says that the Sri Lanka government will make no appeal for clemency, while the other says they will. There's no way to tell from here which is true. The one thing for sure is that this whole affair is a travesty of justice and an affront to humanity. The root problem here of course is Wahhabism.
FROM SAUDIGAZETTE.COM.SA:
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"Sri Lanka will submit a clemency appeal to Saudi government for a Sri Lankan maid now on a death row in the Kingdom.
“We respect the Saudi laws and will be looking forward to discuss all labor issues under legal framework. We will make a plea for her life to be spared if the Saudi law permits,” Rambukwella said."
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AND FROM THE DAILY MIRROR.CO.UK:
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“Sri Lanka respects the laws of the host country and it is not proper for us to take up this issue when Nafeek’s case is before the supreme court of the Kingdom,” Keheliya Rambukwella, Sri Lanka’s Minister for Foreign Employment Promotion and Labour Welfare, told Arab News as he arrived at King Khaled International Airport."
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