100 lashes for Lankan in Riyadh

Saturday, 09 February 2013 09:04

A Sri Lankan domestic worker was sentenced to one year in jail and 100 lashes following a conviction for practicing black magic among his friends in Riyadh.

Sri Lankan Embassy sources said the accused was Premanath Pereralage Thungasiri, who was working as a house driver in a Saudi home.

An embassy official, who had met Thungasiri in jail, said that Thungasiri had been booked by police in the Ummul Hammam district on charges of black magic and for violating local regulations by meeting an unknown woman, which is against Saudi law.

The arrest was made in May when Thungasiri had visited another Saudi’s house to resolve a dispute involving a housemaid there. He said the maid was his relative, and during the dispute police arrested him.

Thungasiri has a wife, daughter and son at home in Padiyatalawe, 200 kilometers from Colombo.

According to a jail official, Thungasiri will complete the one-year jail term this May.

Thungasiri’s name has been listed in the amnesty list and if the clemency is given early, there are chances for him to be deported home even before his scheduled release.

The Sri Lankan Embassy is yet to receive the copy of the official court verdict on Thungasiri’s judgment through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to the verdict, Thungasiri said in a statement to the embassy that his Saudi sponsor had nothing to do with the case, and had surrendered his passport and other documents to prison authorities for his deportation.

Recently a Sri Lankan woman was arrested on suspicion of practicing witchcraft after she allegedly gazed at a child in a shopping complex while wearing a black cord around her wrist, the report said.

The organization accused the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment of not educating Sri Lankan workers traveling to Saudi Arabia on the country’s religious laws.

The diplomat also stressed millions of foreign workers who come to the Kingdom for employment are expected to abide by the host country’s regulations.(arab news)

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-48+111 # Publik Abilik 2013-02-09 05:30

"allegedly gazed at a child in a shopping complex while wearing a black cord around her wrist" So, it would have been 'white magic' if the cord around the wrist was white? These Arabs are uneducated morons.

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-48+127 # Nate 2013-02-09 05:30

Saudis living in sri lanka can practice all the black magic on our women. Our man cant even meet a woman there. What nonsence..

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-49+91 # che 2013-02-09 05:30

this is absurd!are we back to the middle ages witch hunts. black magic? when will these saudis learn that some parts of the sharia law is just absurd!

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-62+98 # gamaya 2013-02-09 09:42

These arabs are still illiterate people with no morals. They have been lucky the oil is there, otherwise they would be still living in tents and riding camels. It would have been a much better world them as there won't be any terrorism based on islamic militants as there will be no money to support them. Whom to blame...it's the USA!!!!!

-34+50 # dhammika herath 2013-02-09 10:19

well said

-11+20 # lovesri 2013-02-09 20:10

Well said. God has given them oil and given us wisdom. People with wisdom send our beloved sisters and daughters to work for those illiterate.

-10+20 # edward 2013-02-09 20:44

dont worry they will last till 2017 only there oil will drined thereafter and beg from third world counties for food .

-5+2 # fdk 2013-02-10 13:56

Who told you?

-0+0 # firebot 2013-02-09 05:30

ok what sort of magic it was that an Arab performed on our "Cobra woman" few weeks ago, ha ha come on ppl, its a knoledge society, be educated !!

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-0+0 # madmax 2013-02-09 05:30

you do wrong. you are dead meat. this is why the country has the no 1 spot for least rapes and theft. its not because of the people but the law. arabs are dirty when it comes to moral ethics and the law is harsh to punish them. poor foreigners get caught by the harsh law.

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-0+0 # redfox 2013-02-09 05:30

Stop sending our people to this primitive country that lives in a cocoon. This is the only way. It is better to starve in your own country than in a jail that has no law otber than thei own

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-0+0 # heje 2013-02-09 05:30

jdjd

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-0+0 # shag 2013-02-09 05:30

thungasiri was arrested for keeping a Buddha statue with him. not for practicing black magic

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-26+22 # 007 2013-02-09 09:30

Justice Sri Lankan style, Ha!

-20+20 # 007 2013-02-09 09:41

Means no justice.

-11+62 # Goodmaen 2013-02-09 09:32

Come and show your black power magic here. Let's see whether we can get rid of this regime!

-0+19 # Teacher 2013-02-09 12:45

For that, you have to bring better magicians than the ones in regime :)

-14+11 # sena 2013-02-09 14:39

a another desperate UNP supporter , lol

-7+10 # Mr.Bean 2013-02-09 20:44

Let Maharaja order another Rolls Royce to Bodu Bala Sena.

-5+27 # Single 2013-02-09 09:33

You should know about your future first before predicting others ha ha

-12+22 # Scientist 2013-02-09 09:36

Come dude. Come to Science faculty. Let's create a new Department of Black Power! You will be the HOD. Let's conquer world within a week.

-18+17 # KD 2013-02-09 09:54

Any info what black magic it is? This could be some religion other than Islam, which Saudi nut-jobs labeled as black magic.

-40+67 # A. J. H. Rahuman 2013-02-09 10:09

Saudi Arabian Law is not 100% shareah Law. IF they follow shareah law, how they can allow Housemaids to go in to their country without the protection of her husband, or a blood relatives. in Islam its a must that a woman must be accompanaied by her husband or a blood relatives when she go out of the house. Shrea law is a devine law, where no one can aurgue on that.

-4+45 # Prasad Senanayake 2013-02-09 14:20

Ok...then it clearly proves that Saudis use this "divine law" to their advantage when they want to use it & ignore it when they don't want to use it....clear logic.

-13+18 # pasha 2013-02-09 23:10

Rahman, in Islam slaves does not need mahram. Arab consider house maid as their slaves. study islam first before making comment in public

-0+12 # Prasad Senanayake 2013-02-10 12:14

So why these sharia laws are not applicable for so called "slaves"?...Is it because Sharia law doesn't consider slaves as humans or what?....or is it because those slaves are not believers of Islam?....But, in that case even the Muslim women who go there to work as house maids, will be considered as "slaves" and will be out of the rule book?....Too many contradictions! !

-0+0 # Mohamed 2013-02-12 12:12

Mr. Pasha

There is no slaves in current situation like earlier days where salves issue came due war between nations and human captives. so there is no base to claim house maids as slaves, since there are rendering a service and getting paid for that.

Mr. Prasd,

i agree to your earlier comment where Saudis are playing with law for their advantage. and if u want to learn the sharia, this is not the right place, rather approach learned one and get your doubts clear.

-12+46 # Truth 2013-02-09 10:12

Ok the guys who lived in Saudi Arabia knows what really happens. Put a side all these sharia and other stuff, we all know that our ladies and gentleman from our own country strongly believe in these black magic and conduct events secretly inside their own apartments. When smoke goes out, the fire alarm rings and end of the day get arrested. Let us educate our society first and get rid of this misery.

-2+2 # leelpil 2013-02-09 21:05

that is the god wish.

-6+6 # leelpil 2013-02-09 21:09

This is a bull shit. then you cannot cook in the apartment how many time i burned my curries while i was cooking in there.

-3+21 # Huna 2013-02-09 10:38

This may seems like a light penalty but by the time they complete the 100 lashes this guy will be as good as dead :(

-13+50 # PRASANNAJIT 2013-02-09 11:00

These arabs who were living in deserts are having upper hand due to the oil power. Most of them are illeterate but still think they are the lords of the world.

-4+21 # Hathim 2013-02-09 12:01

The law of saudi is totally against Islam and humanity, supported by the double faced Americans who ues the ignorence of Arabs.

-9+29 # Gabo Singho 2013-02-09 12:13

This is 7th century justice in the 21st century. What a sad depiction of humanity.

-2+23 # Anver 2013-02-09 12:28

Still we keep sendinh them to KSA. Stop exporting our labor!

-4+9 # shan 2013-02-09 12:47

Typical Lankan Style. What is d motive to go to Saudi. To Earn, Why do you want to do this type of work. Earn by doing part time. As usual quick money by Jimmicks

-3+25 # Rata Haraka 2013-02-09 13:09

"When in Rome, you do as the Romans do". So when in Saudi (or anywhere else in the world), you follow the Saudi (or that particular country's) laws. However stupid or archaic it may seem. If you don't like them or can't follow them, don't live or work there.

-9+15 # Shiffy 2013-02-09 14:24

actually, the laws are same for all. even if it was a south african doing the same thing, the treatment is same. no point of blaming them. its like walking into the fire and getting burnt and then blaming the fire for being hot....

-1+8 # Mee haraka 2013-02-09 14:26

So the black magic is justified and not the punishment??!! ask yourself as why do one have to practice black magic anywhere ?? does it server a good purpose ....pls find your answers..! now i see not only amrecians are prominent for double standard

-14+15 # Abdullah 2013-02-09 14:47

None Muslim should respect to Muslim country law (KSA) otherwise our government should stop them to sending to Middle east countries.

-0+35 # Kodithuwakkuarachchi 2013-02-09 14:51

I have one thing to say to all those who have posted sarcastic comments.

Stop blaming others and do something to alleviate poverty in Sri Lanka so that no Sri Lankan needs to go out of Sri Lanka to make a living.

-2+8 # Saman 2013-02-09 20:48

How come when big Alibaba is robbing the country.

-0+29 # janaka 2013-02-09 15:01

Government should stop sending house maids to Saudi, Our Lazy men sit at home and send there wife's to earn for them. why the hell he has to go to saudi and do black magic why not try in SL to MR government to ouster.

-4+5 # rumi 2013-02-09 19:36

yes, you can do all things in SRI LANKA-This means there is no law

-0+6 # idroos2002 2013-02-09 20:13

Our Government is not even bothered about this plight though they pretend

-3+7 # Saman 2013-02-09 20:46

They are still Camels in front of Americans.

-3+10 # Sanjeewa Dubai 2013-02-09 20:53

Largest foreign currency to our country earning from middle east so people please stop...we cannot without them...those countries are so blessed...and our sinhaleese leaders are eating us apart more...

-3+2 # edward 2013-02-10 14:50

mid-east countires are so blessed ? your wrong they are punished by God(Jesus) becuse they insult him and now those people are killing each others , hope you read news papers and TV news etc.. to hear and see the truth

-1+5 # pasel 2013-02-09 20:58

Wow then all these politicians should get arrested for doing black magic during the election campaign
on political rallies

-8+13 # weera 2013-02-09 22:48

It is not the fault of Saudi Arabians, it is the fault of our stupid people going there knowing what type of people and laws they have in that backward and uncivilized country.

-3+7 # Worried Lankan 2013-02-10 11:30

Some of the above comments i noticed, they keep blaming the country while eating and having the joy of getting good incomes and funds from that country. First of all our stupid people must know the laws of the country and abide by it. If they go against it, they are guilty for it. Shame on these useless people talking non-sense and making stupid comments. Just like one of the comments said "they purposely step on fire knowing that it is hot and blaming the fire later on for being hot" They are blaming Saudi government and SL government. First you grow up and do something about it without spoiling what we currently have. How many likes to kick out these idiotic comments?

-0+2 # Askar 2013-02-10 12:11

Interesting stories from Saudi Arabia. Drama never going to be end.

-2+1 # Rohan Nayer 2013-02-11 08:01

Who is practicing BLACK MAGIC Sri lanka or Arabs! Please read Salman Rushdie the satanic verses! You will find out the reality!!!!

-2+1 # Rohan Nayer 2013-02-11 08:01

This is what's called Sharia Law, beat Please read Salman Rushdie the satanic verses! You will find out the reality!!!!

-0+0 # adrian 2013-02-11 10:38

Thank god our president does not go there with his red scarf around his neck.

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