He gave his advice to viewers and occasionally predicted their futures. the saudi police considered him a heretic, an infidel. and in saudi arabia, which practices a puritan cal branch of islam, called wahhabism, any insult to god is a crime punishable by execution. after his death sentence, his case was taken up by an appeals court. the case went back to the original court for reconsideration. but two weeks ago, the original original court upheld their verdict. sibat is once again sentenced to die. his wife finds the whole experience brutal. and translator: death is more merciful than what we re growing through. reporter: rights groups are condemning the verdict and calling on saudi arabia s king abdullah to pardon sibat. one confession from sibat aired on saudi television. hils lawyer recorded it and provided a copy of the tape to cnn. his family was shocked to see sibat in prison, looking frail with cuffs on both his hands and feet.