The President has met Sivarasa Anojan’s parents, while the Foreign Minister is expected to address Parliament today on efforts to secure a pardon.
The campaign to save Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan, who faces a death sentence in Saudi Arabia, has reached the highest levels of Government. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met his parents on Monday and assured them that legal and diplomatic efforts were being pursued.
Herath is scheduled to make a special statement in Parliament today. The Foreign Ministry says it continues to monitor the case, with judicial proceedings still under way in Saudi Arabia.
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The statement offers an opportunity to clarify what assistance has been provided, the present procedural position and the steps being taken to seek clemency. Sensitive diplomatic exchanges need not be disclosed, but the family deserves clear information and a dependable point of contact.
Be that as it may, political attention must translate into sustained work. Across party lines, the immediate objective should remain the protection of a Sri Lankan life through careful diplomacy, effective legal assistance and an urgent appeal for mercy.
