Following the request made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the death sentence of Rizana Nafeek, a Lankan house maid, has been temporary suspended by the Saudi Arabian King.
This was announced by the Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Dilan Perera at the parliament a short while ago.
He said according to Sharia law no pardon was given for the death penalty by the Kind can order to suspend the punishment temporarily.