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Two Pakistani Christian men spent another day in prison Monday, November 27, after a court jailed them for 10 years on charges of “blasphemy” against the Quran, considered a holy book by Muslims.
Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws Judge Muhammad Islam of Faisalabad’s Anti-Terrorism Court delivered the prison sentence and a 25,000 rupee (US$414) this weekend in an apparently closed hearing.
The defendants, James Masih, 65, and his neighbor, Buta Masih, 70, were arrested by police last October 8 for allegedly burning pages of the Quran. They have denied the charges.
However the court said Saturday, November 24, the men were guilty under the controversial Section 295 B of Pakistan’s Penal Code—also known as the blasphemy law.
CONTROVERSIAL VERDICT
Defense lawyer Khalil Tahir Sindhu said the 10-year sentence was illegal, as desecration of Islam’s holy book calls for life imprisonment…
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