Two Christians accused of blasphemy, including one who has spent four years in jail, have obtained bail from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sources said.
Two Christians accused of blasphemy, including one who has spent four years in jail, have obtained bail from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, sources said.
Pakistani Court Effectively Ends Blasphemy Case for Christian ClientBy Shaheryar Gill16136599800001613659980000
In an important victory in Pakistan, a trial court has freed an innocent Christian man in a blasphemy case. It’s a case where our European Centre for Law and Justice’s (ECLJ) affiliate in Pakistan, as we’ve previously told you, has been representing a Christian man who was falsely accused of defiling pages of the Quran, a crime punishable with life imprisonment under Pakistan’s law.
Section 295-B is part of the Pakistan Penal Code’s (PPC) chapter on “Offenses Relating to Religion” and states: “Whoever willfully defiles, damages or desecrates a copy of the Holy Qur’an or of an extract therefrom or uses it in any derogatory manner or for any unlawful purpose shall be punishable with imprisonment for life.”