Saudi Arabia – Sri Lanka Maid Sentenced to Be Stoned to Death for Adultery

https://www.dailymirror.lk/95867/sl-maid-to-be-stoned-to-death-ministry-files-appeal

https://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2015/11/19/local/lankan-maid-be-stoned-death-slbfe-appeals

https://www.colombopage.com/archive_15B/Nov21_1448082530CH.php

SAUDI ARABIA – SRI LANKA MAID SENTENCED TO BE STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a Sri Lankan woman to death by stoning, after she confessed to committing adultery.

By Rasika Somarathna – November 19, 2015

The woman, a mother of two from Colombo was sentenced by a court in Saudi Arabia Capital, Riyadh.

The woman reportedly confessed before court to committing adultery with another Sri Lankan expatriate worker.

The Sri Lankan male worker who is involved in the case has been sentenced to 100 lashes.

According to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) sources the woman had migrated to Saudi to work as a domestic worker a few years back.

Meanwhile, the SLBFE said that an appeal has already been filed in Riyadh court against the death sentence.

“Foreign Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorale is highly concerned. She has instructed our Embassy officials in Riyadh to take all steps possible to save the convicted woman,” a spokesman for SLBFE said.

“The SLBFE has also paid the lawyers’ fees. We are hoping that the court would revoke the death sentence and issue a lighter sentence,” the spokesman said.

According to Saudi law, sentence for adultery is death by stoning. Executions may occur within prison boundaries or in a public square. Meanwhile, the news has already sparked heated debate and outrage on social media.