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| Man handed down death sentence under Pak blasphemy law |
| 2014-07-15 |
| [ZEENEWS.INDIA] A 35-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to death under Pakistain's controversial blasphemy law, in the latest case highlighting religious intolerance in the country. Lahore's additional session's court awarded the capital punishment to Zulfiqar Ali and also?imposed a fine of Rs 100,000 on him in a case filed in 2008. A complaint was filed against him that year for allegedly writing blasphemous contents on a wall in the city's Islampura area. Ali was later jugged Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! and charged for blasphemy. The trial continued for five years. Judge Naveed Iqbal announced the verdict after a number of Ali's neighbours testified against him. He denied the charges and said the complainant has implicated him as he has a monetary dispute with him. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 If they execute him, does he still have to pay the fine? |
| Posted by: Steven 2014-07-15 01:36 |