Mangaluru: A woman from the city has been seeking the intervention of the external affairs for her husband’s liberation, which has been languishing in a Saudi prison for almost 20 months in connection with the ‘blasphemen’ social media post.
Kavitha, a resident of Barnakatte in the city, said that her husband Shailesh Kottari, 52, had been involved in relation to Facebook’s position against Islam and King of Saudi Arabia.
The mother of two children, Kavitha said that Shailesh did not know Facebook’s post, which was allegedly shared by criminals using a fake profile made in its name.
Jithendra Kottari, Social Workers and a BJP leader, told TI that this issue was communicated with the MPIREM member Dakshina Kannada Nalin Keeleel.
“Shailesh, who works for a private company in the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia for the past 20 years, has removed his Facebook account after he received a threat to share a post that supported the citizenship law (amendment) and the Indian government.
Then, he was surprised to find a page Facebook on his name on January 23 last year.
Posting against Islam and King of Saudi Arabia were distributed on a fake page, which was made using his name and style.
Immediately, he brought this problem to notice his employer, who suggested that he submit a complaint.
When he went to the police To submit a complaint on February 16, he was arrested and a case was ordered to him, “he said.
MP Kateel has sent requests to the Ministry of External Affairs.
“In this particular case, only the central government can help families since Shailesh has been ordered to post social media to Islam and King of Saudi Arabia.
We have decided to bring this problem to the notification of the Head of Minister of Baseavaraj Bommai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
We have planned to meet the Minister of External Affairs on November 19 through our MP.
Many Nris and Kannada Sanghas from Dakshina Kannada in Saudi Arabia have contacted help offering assistance, “he added.
Kavitha said that they did not allow her husband to make too organized calls.
Authorities in Saudi Arabia took him to court regularly, but did not provide any information, “he added.
In a similar incident, Harish Bangera, a resident of Goyadibettu in Beejadi Village, Kundapur, an AC technician for a company in Dammam was arrested for alleged posting a message -Pesan insults on Facebook on the Prince of Saudi Arabian Crown Mohammad bin Salman and a community.
He was released in August this year.
Some organizations and representatives have worked for their release.
Mangaluru: Women seeking liberation of husbands imprisoned in Saudi by Facebook post
