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| Man Accused of Burning Stupid Koran, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment | |
| 2004-10-19 | |
A Pakistani man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for burning a copy of the Koran. A court in Lahore found Mehdi Hassan, 36, guilty under Pakistani laws covering offences against Islam, the prophet Mohammed or the Koran. The defendant had denied the charge, which can carry the death penalty, saying the case had arisen from a property dispute. .... Additional sessions court judge Anwar Chaudhry said the prosecution "had proven its case". Hassan was detained in December 2001 after a complaint by a councillor in eastern Lahore. He was accused of burning a copy of the Koran in his yard.
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| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #7 Don't like your tenants? accuse them of having burnt the Koran. Easy. Not sure what the Prophet says about enslaving the wife and daughters of tenants you have denounced. Probably OK with him. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-10-19 3:45:34 PM |
| #6 I think the pages might be better used as butcher paper for a pork loin... |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2004-10-19 1:01:43 PM |
| #5 Whitecollar, I think Allan and Mo were -ahem- engaged on other activities.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-19 9:19:13 AM |
| #4 Is this one different than the one yesterday with the stooopid Christian burning a Koran? This was about an entirely different incident, where somebody was sentenced to 25 years for tearing up a leaflet that included stupid verses from the stupid Koran. . |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-10-19 8:40:41 AM |
| #3 channeling Elijah I figger'd Allan could take care of his own book. Mebbe he was asleep or on the toilet? |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2004-10-19 8:27:23 AM |
| #2 Or maybe he used it for kindling for a barbecue. With all the crap in it, especially because it was a 'stupid' edition, it probably took a long time to burn. Ideal. |
| Posted by: Bryan 2004-10-19 7:14:10 AM |
| #1 The unholy koran makes perfectly good toilet paper. |
| Posted by: Omavinter Phererong2662 2004-10-19 5:58:53 AM |