“The complainant backtracked from his statement during cross examination—Saleem told the court he had been forced by the police to file the case.”
Source/Credit: Charisma News
By Gina Meeks | July 17, 2013
A Christian man in Pakistan has been given a life sentence for sending “blasphemous” text messages to Muslim clerics.
Addition District and Sessions Judge Mian Shazad Raza sentenced 28-year-old Sajjad Masih to life in prison and a fine of 200,000 rupees (about $2,000) Saturday in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Masih was arrested in December 2011 for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages to Muslim clerics of Gojra in Toba Tek Singh, about 125 miles from Lahore.
According to Christian Today Austraila, attorney Javed Sahotra told Morning Star News that prosecutors at the court in the Toba Tek Singh District did not produce any evidence that Masih had committed blasphemy.
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