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| Blasphemy accused sentenced to death |
| 2014-01-24 |
| [DAWN] A court in Rawalpindi sentenced a self-proclaimed prophet to death on Thursday after convicting him of blasphemy. Ecce homo. Additional district and sessions judge Naveed Iqbal also imposed a fine of Rs1 million on Mohammad Asghar, a 65-year-old British national. Asghar was incarcerated Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in Sadiqabad in 2010 after he wrote letters to different people, a police officer among them, claiming that he was a prophet. Police booked Asghar under section 295-C of the PPC. The section reads: "Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine." Public prosecutor Javed Gul produced before the court a copy of letters which Asghar wrote to an SHO of Sadiqabad. Four police officials testified against Asghar. The prosecution also submitted opinions of handwriting experts testifying that the letters were written by the accused. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I wondered what center of civilization this occurred in. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-01-24 10:39 |