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India-Pakistan
NWFP court bails out 'hate-literature' sellers
2006-09-10
PESHAWAR: A local court on Saturday ordered the release of four salesmen who were arrested under terrorism charges for spreading 'hate-material', in a raid reportedly conducted on the directives of President General Prevez Musharraf.

Maulana Hafizur Rehman, Qari Munawar Hassan, Ihsanullah and Iftikhar were arrested in a raid on August 21 for selling cassettes, CDs and literature that contained religious hate material, some of which was allegedly recorded and written by members of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba. Terrorism charges were filed against the four. The raid was apparently conducted without taking the NWFP government into confidence. Subsequently, NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani expressed ignorance about the raid and directed the withdrawal of the terrorism charges. Following that, the men appealed for bail. Public prosecutor Raiz Khan charged the accused under section 295-A of the Pakistan Penal Code for selling anti-Shia and anti-government literature, which he said, was a serious crime.
Posted by:Fred

#1  We need a graphic of a jail cell with a revolving door. Badly.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-10 03:11  

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