Lives of three migrant workers, two Sri Lankan and an Indian, hanging on a thin thread, as their final date for appealing against their death sentence imposed by a High Court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, expires in another 8 days – on the 19 February.
A Sri Lankan mother, Halemma Nissa Cader, K.M.S. Bandaranaike and Naushad, an Indian national, were found guilty and condemned to death by the High Court of Jeddah on charges of armed robbery and murder of an old woman in Jeddah.
Halemma Nissa Cader is a mother of an eight year old son. She is from Trincomalee and married to Naushad an Indian national from Tamil Nadu, who is also condemned to death in the same case. She lived with her husband and child in Jeddah at the time of arrest.
K.M.S. Bandaranaike another Sri Lanka migrant worker from Kurunegala is married to Henelle Menike, living in her native village in Kurunegala.
The High Court of Jeddah confirmed its sentence delivered on 11 June 2007 and handed over the written verdict to the accused persons on 20 January 2008.
According to the Saudi law when a written judgment is handed over to the accused person, then they can appeal against the sentence within 30 days. As in the case of one woman and two men, who are to be beheaded has to make their appeal on or before 19 February.
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A Sri Lankan mother, Halemma Nissa Cader, K.M.S. Bandaranaike and Naushad, an Indian national, were found guilty and condemned to death by the High Court of Jeddah on charges of armed robbery and murder of an old woman in Jeddah.
Halemma Nissa Cader is a mother of an eight year old son. She is from Trincomalee and married to Naushad an Indian national from Tamil Nadu, who is also condemned to death in the same case. She lived with her husband and child in Jeddah at the time of arrest.
K.M.S. Bandaranaike another Sri Lanka migrant worker from Kurunegala is married to Henelle Menike, living in her native village in Kurunegala.
The High Court of Jeddah confirmed its sentence delivered on 11 June 2007 and handed over the written verdict to the accused persons on 20 January 2008.
According to the Saudi law when a written judgment is handed over to the accused person, then they can appeal against the sentence within 30 days. As in the case of one woman and two men, who are to be beheaded has to make their appeal on or before 19 February.
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Naduth unge baduth unge machang.... 
