Anonymous ID: 934057 Jan. 24, 2022, 6:58 p.m. No.15454121   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Christian man jailed for blasphemy has life in prison commuted to the death penalty

 

Lahore (AsiaNews) โ€“ Zafar Bhatti, 57, is Pakistanโ€™s longest-serving blasphemy convict. The Christian man has been behind bars since 22 July 2012, but has always claimed his innocence.

 

He is currently in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi but things could get worse for him. On 3 January, Additional Sessions Judge Sahibzada Naqib Shehzad overturned a prior sentence of life in prison and ordered that he be put to death.

 

Bhatti, who founded a small local NGO called "Jesus World Missionโ€ to help the poor, was charged with sending blasphemous text messages from a mobile phone whose card was not in his name.

 

https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christian-man-jailed-for-blasphemy-has-life-in-prison-commuted-to-the-death-penalty-54942.html