President to Personally Appeal to Saudi King for Anojan Sivarasa’s Clemency

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COLOMBO (News 1st); A personal appeal from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to the King of Saudi Arabia is set to become the latest step in Sri Lanka’s efforts to secure relief for Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. Addressing Parliament, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath revealed that the President will send a formal letter to the Saudi monarch…