Court acquits Christian on death row for blasphemy

[Zarvan]

This is law of Pakistan incorporated by famous zia.

nowhere in Quran there is death penalty.

anyway whoever misuse blasphemy law should be given death penalty as well.

Quran and Sunnah are both part of Islam Sir and their are around 10 people who were killed in time of HAZRAT MUHAMMAD SAW on his orders for blasphemy

OK fine. Then tell me about the Laws.
1.God-made Laws
2.Man-Made Laws
3.Zarvan-Made Laws

Go on, tell me about them.

GOD made Laws are given to us in Quran and Sunnah but in some cases ALLAH has given freedom to make laws but those laws which are already told can't be changed in some laws how to collect proof is already told

 

[Spring Onion]

Quran and Sunnah are both part of Islam Sir and their are around 10 people who were killed in time of HAZRAT MUHAMMAD SAW on his orders for blasphemy


GOD made Laws are given to us in Quran and Sunnah but in some cases ALLAH has given freedom to make laws but those laws which are already told can't be changed in some laws how to collect proof is already told

Save us from your lies zaravan.

the main fact is blasphemy law is misused by like of you not only against minorities but also against Muslims too.

there is need to stop MISUSE OF THIS LAW

 

[monitor12345]

LAHORE: A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian man who was sentenced to death for blasphemy six years ago in the country’s second largest city, lawyers said Thursday.

Younis Masih, 34, a labourer, was arrested in September 2005 in the low-income Qenchi Amar Siddhu neighbourhood of Lahore after local residents accused him of interrupting a gathering of Sufi singing to make blasphemous remarks.

Masih’s lawyer, Naeem Shakir, said his client was sentenced to death in May 2007 and fined 100,000 rupees ($1,000), but appealed to the high court in Lahore.

“The high court on Wednesday decided to overturn the death sentence and ordered that Masih be acquitted,” Shakir told AFP.

“I argued the case in February and put to the court that there is no direct evidence against Younis Masih and that the case was based on hearsay,” he said.

Blasphemy is a very sensitive issue in Pakistan, where 97 percent of the 180 million population are Muslims, and even unproven allegations can spark a violent public backlash.

Rights campaigners argue the blasphemy laws, for which the maximum penalty is death, are often abused to settle personal scores and should be reformed.

Shakir said his client would be freed “in a couple of days” after he obtained a written copy of the decision and a detailed judgement.

The deputy prosecutor general confirmed the acquittal.

Nadeem Anthony, a lawyer working for the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan also confirmed the acquittal and hailed the high court decision.

Last month, more than 3,000 furious Muslims rampaged through the Joseph Colony area of Lahore, looting property and burning buildings after a Christian was accused of blasphemy.

Surrounding Punjab province was also the scene of one of the worst outbreaks of anti-Christian violence when a mob burned 77 houses and killed seven people in the town of Gojra in 2009 after rumours that a Quran had been desecrated.

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We must take solid action to protect our minorities... that includes Christians and Hindus who need to be protected at each and every step. We must do everything in our power to ensure justice for our minorities.

The blasphemy law has claimed enough lives. We must ensure that it claims no other life. Innocent Christians and Hindus are falsely being accused and framed on charges of terrorism. We must ensure this law goes into the dustbin of history. Blasphemy law is the black law of Pakistan.

Don't you have common sense ??
Any law in the world, which is misused by a few selfish people, is not thrown in any dustbin. But the misuse of that particular law is prevented.
In this case also, The misuse of the Blasphemy law should be prevented, and those who misuse Blasphemy law for personal reasons, should be hanged. In Blasphemy Law, the person is given death only if he is convicted of blasphemy. If he has not done any insult to the religion, he will be freed and acquitted, as it has happened in this case, which you have posted. The said Christian has been acquitted because of Blasphemy Law only, which states that , if a person has not committed blasphemy, he should be acquitted & freed.
It can be clearly smelled from you views that you hate Blasphemy law for wrong reasons.

 

[Sarjen]

Quran and Sunnah are both part of Islam Sir and their are around 10 people who were killed in time of HAZRAT MUHAMMAD SAW on his orders for blasphemy


GOD made Laws are given to us in Quran and Sunnah but in some cases ALLAH has given freedom to make laws but those laws which are already told can't be changed in some laws how to collect proof is already told

Really, Instead of killing a poor guy in the name of god, why don't you people explain hin, give him a reason not to talk ill of your religion....That's what a good religious do,but in Islam everything about killing,... no wonder why 99% of Non Muslims thinks as Muslims are Terrorists and Extreamists...(NO OFFENSE)

 

[monitor12345]

Save us from your lies zaravan.

the main fact is blasphemy law is misused by like of you not only against minorities but also against Muslims too.

there is need to stop MISUSE OF THIS LAW

What Zaravan is saying is actually truth. It is another thing that you, because of your lack of knowledge of Islamic Studies, are considering it lies. Also, I completely agree with you that , the Misuse of this law should be stopped.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

GOD made Laws are given to us in Quran and Sunnah but in some cases ALLAH has given freedom to make laws but those laws which are already told can't be changed in some laws how to collect proof is already told

So now can you explain how to collect proof? Or the "scientific methods" to determine Blasphemy?
So far you have not given even one concrete example.
You are just talking like the accusers of Younis Masih.

 

[Spring Onion]

What Zaravan is saying is actually truth. It is another thing that you, because of your lack of knowledge of Islamic Studies, are considering it lies. Also, I completely agree with you that , the Misuse of this law should be stopped.

zaravan twists many things.

i read Quran with understanding of every word and there is NO death penalty for twisted version of zaravan

 

[Zarvan]

Save us from your lies zaravan.

the main fact is blasphemy law is misused by like of you not only against minorities but also against Muslims too.

there is need to stop MISUSE OF THIS LAW

I am not lying Mr these are facts after migration and after jihad was made farz some around ten people were killed for blasphemy sir

So now can you explain how to collect proof? Or the "scientific methods" to determine Blasphemy?
So far you have not given even one concrete example.
You are just talking like the accusers of Younis Masih.

their is a method in which they make person a little dizzy or unconscious and than make him say and in that a person often says truth and other methods are also there

zaravan twists many things.

i read Quran with understanding of every word and there is NO death penalty for twisted version of zaravan

Mr read Quran and sunnah both and read tafseers of Quran you will know and some ayats are for blasphemy Mr

 

[Zarvan]

Really, Instead of killing a poor guy in the name of god, why don't you people explain hin, give him a reason not to talk ill of your religion....That's what a good religious do,but in Islam everything about killing,... no wonder why 99% of Non Muslims thinks as Muslims are Terrorists and Extreamists...(NO OFFENSE)

sir we will kill him after we will make sure he had knowledge and in Pakistan most of them have

 

[Capt.Popeye]

their is a method in which they make person a little dizzy or unconscious and than make him say and in that a person often says truth and other methods are also there
Mr read Quran and sunnah both and read tafseers of Quran you will know and some ayats are for blasphemy Mr

No you tell us about all that. Since you claim that it is there; and I say that you are talking gas.
This making people unconscious to get them to tell the truth is there in Quran and Sunnah?

 

[Hulk]

Blasphemy is tool used by Pakistan for harassment of minorities. One of the few countries where people have to live second class citizenship because of their religion.
Seriously speaking this law should be changed to apply for religions of minority, they are the ones who need it. Muslims are going to kill you if you say a word against then and hence they do not need this law.

 

[Zarvan]

No you tell us about all that. Since you claim that it is there; and I say that you are talking gas.
This making people unconscious to get them to tell the truth is there in Quran and Sunnah?

sir in this case punishment is told but according to time we can use better ways to collect proof sir

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

A 'true' god wouldn't fear people questioning him.Any religion that has to threaten to kill to prove its point lacks moral conviction and has the characterastics of a cult.Such a god is insecure and vindicative.I read some things about muhammad ordering killing of apostates,but if i remember that was after they also took up arms and attacked his followers with deadly force.So i don't think islam supports this blasphemy death thing .[not claiming to be theology expert]
Blasphemy laws are a stain upon any religion.Just see how the church with its papal bulls and excommunications misused them in medieval europe.And now u give this power to street mobs.

 

[haviZsultan]

Why money? What is the price of keeping you in jail for six years on death row? Tell me for how much money you would put yourself in that position?

And no one is say he was falsely accused. The court released him by saying his accusation could not be proven. The accusers are still saying he is guilty. It cannot also be proven that the accusers falsely accused him.

Now what?

Your example fits into any situation. Around 600-800 people have disappeared in Pakistan. A great number of them are terrorists indeed and have been shipped off to USA by bounty hunters in Pakistan or by the police. But atleast some of them, 100 or so are innocent. They have been framed on false charges or are victims of circumstance. There is no hope for these people. They rot their lives in foreign jails and suffer indignities daily.

I saw this long ago in Canada. False framing is a new phenomenon. It happens in Pakistan because of the blasphemy law but also on charges of terrorism.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

sir in this case punishment is told but according to time we can use better ways to collect proof sir

For so long you have been saying many things; but without any proof. So tell us what are the scientific methods described in the Koran and Sunnah to determine Blasphemy? Tell me where is it written that 15 years is the cut-off age for lying? and as @Spring Onion said; where is the law written that the punishment for blasphemy is death?
Give some proof, or else it will be as worthless as the statements of the accusers of Younis Masih.