SAUDI ARABIA: 3 SRI LANKANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER

a Jeddah court in Saudi Arabia sentenced three Sri Lankans to death and eight others, including five Indians, to imprisonment after they were found guilty of armed robbery and the murder of a Yemeni national. Gayan Nanayakkara, Dinesh Perera and Bandara Tennekoon were sentenced to execution in public. Two Sri Lankan women — Noura Mohammed and Raziah Samad — received prison time and lashes. The Indian Embassy did not disclose the names of the convicted Indian nationals. The 11 foreigners were arrested after the murder of Omar Yeslam, a Yemeni, and were found guilty of armed robbery. Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hussein Bhaila said officials from the Sri Lankan Consulate were present in court and that it was up to the convicts to appeal their sentences."