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Apostate from Islam gets Canadian asylum
Also available here."Can't you live as a secular Muslim in Pakistan?" "I agree with the first part, the secular part, but I don't agree with the second. I don't want to behave like, and live as, a non-practicing Muslim or a secular Muslim when I'm not a Muslim!" That was by far my most animated and passionate response. Then, it came time for the two sides to summarize their views. The RPO [refugee protection officer] provided a mixed and lengthy conclusion. It wasn't completely negative nor positive. My lawyer, however, provided a most concise and brilliant summary. He mentioned the recent history of Pakistan and Daniel Pearl. He said that, "Why can't he ask for protection from the Pakistani government? How can he when the state itself criminalizes his views!? Look at Ordinance 295." He went on to provide numerous examples from human rights reports... Eventually the RPO became convinced that the applicant was sincere in his fear of repatriation based on his apostasy. Posted by: mhw 2007-01-10 |
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