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| India-Pakistan |
| Paks decide not to stone adultress |
| 2002-06-06 |
| The Federal Shariat Court on Thursday exonerated Zafaran Bibi who was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. The civil court verdict against Zafran Bibi, 26, was dismissed by a three-judge bench of the Federal Shariat Court. Zafaran was sentenced for her failure to prove that she was raped after giving birth to a baby in jail. Zafaran Bibi was brought specially from prison in Kohat on the orders of the court, which wanted to hear her side of the story. After hearing her patiently, the court set aside the conviction and ordered her immediate acquittal. The harsh sentence on Zafaran Bibi, a village woman from Kohat district in NWFP, had sparked a bitter controversy in the country. Zafaran Bibi originally went to the police two years ago to register a case of rape. But instead of arresting the rapist, she herself was charged with having an adulterous affair. Boy, that's gonna cheese 'em off down at the mosque... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |