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Shia man sent to 13 years in prison over 'religiously offensive' Facebook post
[DAWN] An anti-terrorism court sentenced a man to 13 years in prison on Thursday for allegedly posting religiously offensive material on his Facebook page, lawyers in the case said.Rizwan Haider, 25, was convicted in an ATC of three charges including promoting sectarian hatred over one of his Facebook posts. "This case... was registered against Rizwan, who is a Shia by faith, in January for posting objectionable material against the belief of Sunnis," Adeel Chattah, public prosecutor in the case, told AFP. He was also fined Rs0.25 million, Chattah said, adding that he denied the charges and has the right to appeal. His lawyer dismissed the accusations. "He only liked it and did not post it on the page," Shameem Zaidi said. Back in November 2015, an anti-terrorism court locked away Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! another Shia man for 13 years after he also posted what it deemed sectarian hate speech on Facebook. Rights activists had condemned the ruling as "extremely concerning". Pakistain tightened its hate crime laws as part of a campaign to combat extremism after a Taliban attack at a school in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. in December 2014 killed 153 people, mostly children. Authorities have placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! and sentenced several religious holy mans for hate speech in recent months. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-04 |
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