Six men sentenced to have their necks stretched death for the tribal court-mandated gang rape of a woman to punish her family asked an appeals court Tuesday to overturn the convictions. The six were convicted last weekend and sentenced to hang in the June 22 case. Defense lawyer Malik Salim said he filed an appeal with the Multan branch of the regional High Court asking that the verdicts be set aside because the judge's decision, rendered shortly after midnight Sunday, "is not maintainable according to the law and facts of the case."
"Cuz, ummm... Cuz it's not."
"All of the accused should have been acquitted," Salim told reporters without elaboration. "We will challenge this decision." The court will decide later whether to hear arguments or simply reject the appeal. |