司法 · 死刑判決を取り消しFacebookへのコメントをめぐる出稼ぎ労働者の死刑判決をサウジの裁判所が取り消し—自由は確認されず執筆 2026年10月14日 12:32 UTC視聴文字起こし0:07Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has overturned Anojan Sivarasa's death sentence over a0:12Facebook comment.0:13The Sri Lankan migrant worker had faced execution after an online religious0:17argument.0:17His family is still waiting to learn whether he can return home.0:20What does the reversal mean for his freedom and any punishment he may still face?0:24Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemakandra announced the reversal on0:28October 14th.0:29The foreign ministry confirmed it that day, calling it a significant breakthrough.0:33Officials haven't confirmed whether Sivarasa has been released or where he is now.0:37Sivarasa comes from Narpitimunai, near Kalmunai, in Sri Lanka's eastern province.0:42He's a Tamil Hindu who traveled abroad for work.0:45His prosecution took place in Al-Assa, and before the reversal he was reported held0:49at Dhammam Central Prison.0:50Hemachandra says the court ruled on October 13th, one day before his announcement.0:55He credited sustained diplomatic and legal work by Sri Lanka's government.0:59His statement specifically identifies the judgment that imposed the death penalty.1:03The decision has also been dated October 14th, leaving a one-day discrepancy.1:07Sri Lanka's government confirms the death sentence was set aside.1:11The court's reasons and its instructions for what happens next still aren't clear.1:15Screenshots of Sivarasa's comment reached his employer and Saudi authorities.1:19The argument developed in late June around a circulating video of a man kicking a1:23dog that had followed Hindu pilgrims.1:26Another participant insulted a Hindu deity, and Sivarasa replied in Tamil with1:30remarks about the Prophet Muhammad.1:32Sivarasa says he deleted the comment within about 10 minutes.1:35He also posted an apology video, but screenshots continued circulating.1:40The Saudi courts treated his remarks as blasphemy, an offense involving expression1:45considered insulting to religion.1:47Saudi authorities arrested him in the Damam area in early July.1:50A contemporaneous human rights chronology gives July 1st.1:53July 1st also appears in the case history.1:56Authorities seized his devices and his accounts were removed.1:59The prosecution centered on his words during that religious argument.2:02The Al Assa criminal court initially imposed five years in prison and a fine of2:06three million Saudi rials.2:08It used Saudi Arabia's cybercrime law, which covers material treated as undermining2:13religious values or public morals.2:15Saivaras's defense challenged the five-year sentence, and the court rejected that2:19challenge.2:20Prosecutors separately sought to treat his conduct as blasphemy under Sharia Islamic2:25law.2:25The appellate court then imposed death.2:28The prosecution's demand for harsher legal treatment was part of that escalation.2:32The Eastern Region Court of Appeal imposed death on September 17th.2:36A Supreme Court appeal followed on October 11th.2:38Hemachandra dates the reversal to October 13th and announced it on October 14th.2:43No execution date had been publicly announced.2:46Sri Lanka sent a legal team to Riyadh in early October.2:49It included lawmaker and senior lawyer Fazer Mustafa, Upal Kumara Peruma, Hafil2:54Farish, and an additional solicitor general lawyers from both countries worked on2:58the appeal.2:59Ambassador Amir Ajward coordinated the appeal through Sri Lanka's embassy in Riyadh.3:04Hemachandra thanked the Saudi government, Sri Lankan officials, and both legal3:08teams.3:09He also credited the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment for its work.3:13The ambassador visited Sivarasa before the reversal around October 8th.3:17A later official account described him as in good health.3:20Earlier, his family alleged he'd been attacked or injured in prison and described3:24limited contact after about September 28th.3:27Saudi authorities described his injuries as minor scratches from a fight.3:31The circumstances of that episode remain unclear.3:35The later statement about his health doesn't settle what happened earlier, and the3:38visit preceded the Supreme Court's decision.3:41Mustafa says Sri Lankan officials are reviewing the ruling.3:44Kumarapuruma expects a fresh sentence, but no new punishment has been confirmed.3:49The final status of the conviction and the earlier prison term and fine remains3:52unclear.3:53The death penalty judgment has been removed.3:56Sivarasa's ability to leave prison and return to Sri Lanka still depends on the4:00custody and sentencing decisions that follow.記事を読むストーリーの時系列HeyDexショート動画 ↗
