Rimsha case: Imam masjid, Khalid Jadoon held

[hassana]

absolutely morally bankrupt pakistan, as a nation from a common man on the street to the president . An innocent child has been punished for doing nothing and no one wants to do anything . A nation held hostage in hands of few religious idiots and every one is scared , police,Army,judishery why chief justice is not taking su moto now? This imam should be charged with what she has been charged.

 

[Zarvan]

ISLAMABAD: The court of the additional sessions judge in Islamabad on Friday reserved its ruling in the bail petition of a girl accused of blasphemy, DawnNews reported.

The court granted bail to to the blasphemy accused girl, Rimsha Masih against a surety of Rs500,000.

Earlier, the court had reserved its ruling after hearing the arguments made by the counsels of both the complainant and the defendant.

The lawyer for the accused girl had submitted before the court that the girl was entitled to bail as she was a minor and that the FIR lodged by the police did not say that she desecrated a copy of the holy Quran.

On the contrary, the complainant’s counsel alleged that the girl had confessed to her guilt and hence was not entitled for bail.

The officer investigating the case told the court that Khalid Jadoon, the cleric who had been accused of tampering evidence, had deliberately added pages of the holy Quran to the plastic bag that the minor girl, who belonged to the Christian community, was carrying.

The prosecution lawyer alleged that the police, including the investigating officer, and doctors were manipulating the case to get the girl freed under international pressure, adding that, they feared the accused would be immediately sent abroad if bail was granted and that then the case would come to an end.

Moreover, the district attorney told the court that the blasphemy accused girl had stated her age to the magistrate as 16 years, adding that, the complainant in the case was receiving threats.

A large number of security personnel, members of civil society and international media persons were present outside the court as Judge Azam Khan heard the bail application of the accused girl whose case has made headlines in the international and local media.

The girl has been in custody since she was arrested in a poor Islamabad suburb more than two weeks ago after being accused of burning papers containing verses from the holy Quran.

Earlier on Monday, the case was adjourned until Sept 7 because of a lawyers’ strike, following a request from the lawyer for the girl’s neighbour Hammad Malik, who had filed the original complaint against her.

Blasphemy case: Rimsha granted bail | DAWN.COM

If the girl is mentally unstable and also a child Why on earth Judge asked for money ? What the hell was he thinking man

 

[hassana]

While the new revelations may have exposed an other demon, but that still doesn't imply that the girl didn't do anything.

Why do,t u crawl back in hole u come out of, grow up

 

[Spring Onion]

Blasphemy case: Rimsha granted bail

Blasphemy case: Rimsha granted bail | DAWN.COM

victory against misuse of law

 

[Al Bhatti]

August 17, 2013

Cleric cleared in Pakistan blasphemy case

Judge rules prosecution had not brought sufficient evidence

A Pakistani court on Saturday dismissed charges against a cleric who accused a young Christian girl of blasphemy and who was arrested last year for allegedly forging evidence against her, his lawyer said.

The case had brought new spotlight on Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, sections of which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment. However, the laws retain broad support in this country.

The lawyer, Wajid Gilani, said the district judge in Islamabad on Saturday granted the motion to acquit his client, cleric Khalid Chishti, after the judge ruled that the prosecution had not brought forward sufficient evidence.

Chishti was the imam, or prayer leader, at the mosque in the mixed, Muslim-Christian neighbourhood of Maherabadi in the Pakistani capital.

He had accused the young girl of burning pages of Islam’s holy book last year. He said a man had allegedly brought him a plastic bag containing some burned papers and ash, claiming the girl had been carrying them around.

The bag was submitted as evidence to the police and subsequently the girl was arrested to pacify the angry mob in the neighbourhood.

But then, the cleric himself was arrested and accused of planting pages of the Quran in the bag. The girl was released on bail after spending three weeks in jail and subsequently found shelter in Canada along with her family.

After the girl’s arrest, most of the other Christian families fled the Islamabad neighbourhood where the incident happened, fearing retribution. They took refuge in a forested area in central Islamabad but were kicked out of the area the following day by angry residents.

Meanwhile, there were contrary reports about the girl - some said she was 11 years old and has Down’s syndrome” a medical board said she was about 14 and that her mental age didn’t match her physical age.

The defence lawyer, Gilani, insisted on his client’s innocence and claimed police had implicated Chishti in false charges.

“My client was innocent from the very beginning and he had to suffer for no crime,” said the lawyer.

Rao Abdur Raheem, a lawyer for the man who brought the initial complaint against the girl, questioned who had burned the Quran since Chishti was exonerated and the girl had been released previously.

“My case is still there, blasphemy occurred but who should we now blame for it,” asked Raheem.

Human rights activists say Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are too broad and vague, and are often used by people trying to settle scores with rivals or target religious minorities, who make up 5 per cent of Pakistan’s 180 million people

Few leaders in this predominantly Muslim country have shown willingness to tackle the contentious issue, especially after two prominent politicians who criticised the blasphemy law were murdered in recent years. One of the politicians was shot by his own bodyguard, who then attracted adoring crowds.

Cleric cleared in Pakistan blasphemy case | GulfNews.com

 

[K-Xeroid]

August 17, 2013

Cleric cleared in Pakistan blasphemy case

Judge rules prosecution had not brought sufficient evidence

A Pakistani court on Saturday dismissed charges against a cleric who accused a young Christian girl of blasphemy and who was arrested last year for allegedly forging evidence against her, his lawyer said.

The case had brought new spotlight on Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws, sections of which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment. However, the laws retain broad support in this country.

The lawyer, Wajid Gilani, said the district judge in Islamabad on Saturday granted the motion to acquit his client, cleric Khalid Chishti, after the judge ruled that the prosecution had not brought forward sufficient evidence.

Chishti was the imam, or prayer leader, at the mosque in the mixed, Muslim-Christian neighbourhood of Maherabadi in the Pakistani capital.

He had accused the young girl of burning pages of Islam’s holy book last year. He said a man had allegedly brought him a plastic bag containing some burned papers and ash, claiming the girl had been carrying them around.

The bag was submitted as evidence to the police and subsequently the girl was arrested to pacify the angry mob in the neighbourhood.

But then, the cleric himself was arrested and accused of planting pages of the Quran in the bag. The girl was released on bail after spending three weeks in jail and subsequently found shelter in Canada along with her family.

After the girl’s arrest, most of the other Christian families fled the Islamabad neighbourhood where the incident happened, fearing retribution. They took refuge in a forested area in central Islamabad but were kicked out of the area the following day by angry residents.

Meanwhile, there were contrary reports about the girl - some said she was 11 years old and has Down’s syndrome” a medical board said she was about 14 and that her mental age didn’t match her physical age.

The defence lawyer, Gilani, insisted on his client’s innocence and claimed police had implicated Chishti in false charges.

“My client was innocent from the very beginning and he had to suffer for no crime,” said the lawyer.

Rao Abdur Raheem, a lawyer for the man who brought the initial complaint against the girl, questioned who had burned the Quran since Chishti was exonerated and the girl had been released previously.

“My case is still there, blasphemy occurred but who should we now blame for it,” asked Raheem.

Human rights activists say Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are too broad and vague, and are often used by people trying to settle scores with rivals or target religious minorities, who make up 5 per cent of Pakistan’s 180 million people

Few leaders in this predominantly Muslim country have shown willingness to tackle the contentious issue, especially after two prominent politicians who criticised the blasphemy law were murdered in recent years. One of the politicians was shot by his own bodyguard, who then attracted adoring crowds.

Cleric cleared in Pakistan blasphemy case | GulfNews.com

Khalid chishti was Innocent ? Then what about Rimsha , What about media that had criticized the Khalid for crime which was not even committed by him?

 

[alibaz]

Khalid chishti was Innocent ? Then what about Rimsha , What about media that had criticized the Khalid for crime which was not even committed by him?

Shouldn't Qazaf be applied on those who failed to prove allegations leveled against others, may those be against Rimsha or Cleric. Let see mighty CJ takes sou moto of this also.