Despite dozens of people being arrested in the immediate aftermath, no one has ever been convicted or imprisoned for the crime. In 2011, the prosecution ground to a halt when a court acquitted 70 suspects, citing lack of evidence.
Source/Credit: Christian Today
By Susie Turner | August 1, 2013
Four years after the horrific murder of eight Christians in Gojra, Pakistan, the community is still waiting for justice to be done.
The victims, who included children, were burnt alive when a mob of extremist Muslims went on the rampage in the Christian town on 1 August 2009.
Dozens of houses and a church were also torched during the attack, which was triggered by allegations of local Christians desecrating the Koran.
Some eye witnesses claimed that the police stood by and ignored pleas for help from the Christians as the attack unfolded.
A subsequent investigation concluded that the Koran had not been desecrated as alleged.
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