Saudi Arabia calls for investigation into diplomat's death

Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Sri Lanka, Abdulaziz Abdul Rahman Al-Jammaz has called for a 'full-scale' investigation into the death of a Saudi diplomat in Colombo on Sunday, reports Arab News.

The call comes despite Sri Lankan police stating the diplomat had suffered a heart attack.

The diplomat, thiry-two year old Hussain Al-Heej was found dead in a swimming pool at the Adamaly Place complex in the Colombo 4 area.

He had been attached to the Saudi mission in Colombo for over two years.

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