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Blasphemy? Pakistani Court Acquits Disabled Christian Girl Accused of Burning the Koran

Nov. 20, 2012 7:08am Billy Hallowell

Pakistani Court Acquits Christian Girl Accused of Burning the Koran

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ISLAMABAD (TheBlaze/AP) — A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said. TheBlaze first reported about this shocking story back in August.

The ruling was the final chapter in a case that caused an international outcry over Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws, which are very popular in the country and are primarily used against supposed offenses to Islam.

In August, the young Christian girl was arrested in Islamabad after a Muslim cleric accused her of desecrating the Muslim holy book, the Koran. The cleric was later accused of fabricating evidence against the girl, whose mental capacity was subsequently questioned.

Attorney Abdul Hameed said the court on Tuesday exonerated his client for lack of evidence and dismissed all charges against her, concluding they were based on heresy and incriminated material that was planted in the girl’s possession.

“I am happy that the poor girl’s ordeal is now over,” he told The Associated Press after hearing the court ruling in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

The girl was freed on bail in September and since then she has been living with her parents at some undisclosed location in Pakistan. She has not made any public appearance due to security reasons.

PhotoCredit: AP File Photo

The girl’s name has been released by Pakistani authorities and in the media but The Associated Press generally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws carry a punishment of life in prison or the death sentence.

Pakistani and international human right groups have urged the government to change the blasphemy laws, saying they laws are too broad and vague, and are often used by people who are trying to settle scores with rivals or target religious minorities, who make up 5 percent of Pakistan’s 180 million-strong population.

Although many Muslims are also accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad or other acts deemed blasphemous, minorities in Pakistan are disproportionately represented among the defendants, rights groups say.

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Comments (11)

jaylew
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 11:10pm
This miserably Muslim country called Pakistan…..possesses Nuclear tipped missiles…..can hardly feed it’s own citizens a decent meal…..and yet the Pakistani Muslim Islamic knuckleheads have nothing better to do with their time or money than prosecute cases of this type? If anything proves that Islamism is insane then should certainly bolster that proof. This is a religion steeped in insanity and perverted world views and ideas.

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banjarmon
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 1:20pm
Korans burn low and slow, making them good for cooking PORK BBQ!!!!!!!!

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- banjarmon
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 1:26pm
  Damn… That made MY PORK BBQ taste LIKE SH!!!!!T!!!!!!
  
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zoro51
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 12:16pm
they burned BIBLES wheres the out cry there???? no MURDERING MUSLUMS in a MAN MADE CULT OF HATE N DEATH whose so called religion is FALSE worshiping a STONE IDOL CALLED ALLAH.. they have no clue.. so sick of these MURDERING MUSLUM pure FILTH.. IF she burned a false book of HATE towards all.. and shes aquitted then MOVE ON…

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schroeder123
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 11:46am
There are too many people eating their dates, lizards and cockroaches. This is a way to control population growth. Kill , and to justify it, look in the Curran.

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Gonzo
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 9:17am
“The girl’s name has been released by Pakistani authorities” The government didn’t need to execute her, the good men of Islam will do that for them.

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- M13
  Posted on November 20, 2012 at 12:20pm
  Don’t forget the judge who let her off. Will he be killed by the Muslim jihadists?
  
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castious
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 9:06am
LOL:) I read that book 45 years ago over Christmas break it was the hardest thing i had ever done that book is pure evil, man the temptation to throw that thing into the round file was very dificult to do but it was a good test for me and a good thing i didnt burn it my dad would have took it out of my hide because he would have had to replace it found out it would have cost a few hundered bucks and i dont have that karma now. [ CRUSADE ANYONE ] ??? i am ready to lock & load , 12 ga pump for me now i dont see as well as i used to back in the day i used to make extra $ by shoot my own brass at over 300 yds top would bet the other companies and we made out like bandits :) hehe ah those where the days

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Hard_Working_Dog
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 8:51am
I wonder if there’s going to be any action taken against the person who had to fabricate the desecrated Koran in order to plant it with the little girl’s belongings…?

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fair2light
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 8:02am
I was just wondering how a Muslim cleric, i imagine an old bearded unkempt man, can be so threatened by a young mentally challenged girl? What did she do? This tells me alot about Islam. If Allah is so powerful, why would he need blasphemy laws at all? The bible says, revenge is mine I will repay, meaning God himself will take care of blasphemers. Islam, allah is a impotent god. If this offends you, what? Kill me? What these blaspheme laws do is give power and control to clerics only. I can sit at my desk and write these things, because i am living in a ‘free’ nation. I commend those people that have the courage to tell the truth to muslims in countrys with these horrific laws

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Dalgast
Posted on November 20, 2012 at 7:49am
Good, and to show I have no ill feeling towards them, I plan on getting a Koran and I promise to use it…to wipe with every time I take a muslim, and then I’m going to flush it down my obama.

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