Fresh appeal is before the new King

Senior Embassy official ,P.R.Wickremasinghe said that Sri Lankan officials including himself were able to convince in the court their inability of the respondent and his family to pay compensation.

The complainant, Hassan Mohideen from Kerala listening to the appeals told court that he would agree not to claim compensation.

However,the three Sri Lankans, D.D Ranjith de Silva, Sanath Pushpakumara and Victor Corea are in the death row to be executed in Saudi Arabia.

"A fresh appeal is now before the new king who will decide the fate of the three Sri Lankans", senior embassy official, Wickremasinghe told Sandesaya.

The earlier appeal made on behalf of the families and children of the three Sri Lankans by the Sri Lankan president were before the former King of Saudi Arabia and receiving attention of the King at the time of his death, he said.