The release of Abdul Rahim, a Kozhikode native who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for the last 18 years, seems just a couple of weeks away, with the court proceedings gaining momentum. The family of the teenager, the murder of whom has been charged on Mr. Rahim, has agreed to grant him pardon for a compensation of 15 million Saudi Riyals (roughly ₹34 crore).
The Abdul Rahim Legal Assistance Committee, with members across the world, had collected the money in what could be termed the biggest ever crowdfunding in Kerala’s history to save Mr. Rahim, who was facing death sentence until recently for the murder he committed unknowingly.
