The Lebanese man condemned to death for sorcery under Saudi Arabia’s Shania law won't face beheading Friday, April 2nd.

Lebanon's justice minister said she has received assurance that Lebanese citizen will not be executed Friday. But there was no indication that the death sentence would be commuted or that he would be released.

There was no immediate confirmation of the report and Saudi authorities have not responded to requests for comment on the case. The man’s wife made an emotional plea for mercy during a CNN interview Thursday, asking the kingdom's rulers to let him come back to his country and his family.

The bizarre case is viral on the internet. Governments continue to tiptoe around the issue as well as Saudi Arabia’s poor record on human rights to avoid upsettting the Saudi royals.