Kozhikode native in Saudi jail to be released after legal formalities

The 20-year-jail word of Abdul Rahim, a autochthonal of Kodampuzha adjacent Feroke successful Kozhikode, who has been lodged successful a situation successful Saudi Arabia, volition extremity connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) midnight.

Mr. Rahim was imprisoned and sentenced to decease successful 2006 for the execution of the 14-year-old otherwise abled lad of his employer. Though helium claimed it was an accident, Mr. Rahim’s employer’s arguments had much ineligible weight.

A turning constituent successful the lawsuit took spot erstwhile the Malayali diaspora managed to rise ₹35 crore, the humor wealth the victim’s household had demanded, successful May 2024. The victim’s household aboriginal agreed to cancel the decease condemnation aft receiving the money. The Saudi tribunal successful July 2024 revoked the decease sentence.

However, the Riyadh Criminal Court successful May 2025 sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment nether the Public Rights Act. That word is ending now.

His household members person said that Mr. Rahim is expected to beryllium released soon aft the completion of further ineligible formalities.