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| Christian sentenced to death in Joseph Colony case |
| 2014-03-28 |
| [DAWN] A court in Pakistain sentenced a Christian man to death for blasphemy Thursday, his lawyer said, over an incident that triggered a riot in the country's second-largest city. Sawan Masih was convicted of insulting the Prophet Mohammed (PTUI!) during the course of a conversation with a Mohammedan friend in the Joseph Colony neighbourhood of Lahore in March last year. More than 3,000 Mohammedans rampaged through Joseph Colony, torching some 100 Christian homes, after the allegations against Masih emerged. Naeem Shakir, one of Masih's lawyers, told AFP: "The judge has announced the death sentence for Sawan Masih. "We will appeal the sentence in the Lahore High Court."Verdict and sentence were announced inside the jail where Masih was held, Shakir said. The country has had a de facto moratorium on civilian hangings since 2008. Only one person has been executed since then, a soldier convicted by court martial. Pakistain has extremely strict laws against defaming Islam, including the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Mohammed (PTUI!), and rights campaigners say they are often used to settle personal disputes. Masih has maintained his innocence and argued the real reason for the blasphemy allegation was a property dispute between him and his friend. No one was killed in the rampage through Joseph Colony last year but the incident highlighted the sensitivity of blasphemy in Pakistain. Some 97 per cent of the 180 million population are Mohammedan, and even unproven allegations can trigger a violent public response. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Phuckin Muslim Extremeists ALL of them !!! they are like Aliens object overtake and overtule |
| Posted by: Clesing Platypus5200 2014-03-28 02:11 |