Two years' RI for job agents in Rizana case

Atapattu BANDARA and Roshan THUSARA

Colombo High Court judge Sunil Rajapaksa sentenced the two foreign employment sub agents two years' rigorous imprisonment and to pay a compensation of Rs 60.000 to the parents of Rizana Nafeek who was sent to Saudi Arabia for employment.

Rizana Nafeek who was underaged was sent as a housemaid to Saudi Arabia with the help of forged documents. She has been sentenced to death over the death of her employers' baby daughter.

The Attorney General indicted the suspects for helping to send Rizana Nafeek with the use of a forged birth certificate to Saudi Arabia to work as a housemaid.

Senior State Counsel Deleepa Pieris told court that Rizana Nafeek, was sent to Saudi Arabia on forged documents and she is presently on death row and her fate was solely dependent on the action taken against the accused by the Sri Lankan government.

The Police under the direction of SP Jayasuriya of the CID Human Traffic Unit conducted investigations following a complaint made by Ahamadu Fareena.