Pakistani Court Sentences Student to Death, Teen to Life in Prison in Islamic Blasphemy Trial

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Pakistani Court Sentences Student to ******, Teen to Life in Prison in Islamic Blasphemy Trial

A court in Pakistan sentenced a 22-year-old student to ****** and gave a teenager a life sentence last week after finding them guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Attorney Aslam Gujar represented student Junaid Munir and said a judge in the city of Gujranwala in Punjab province announced the ****** penalty for his client after the young man was charged in 2022 for sharing “blasphemous content” on WhatsApp. 

Munir’s father, Munir Hussain, has denied the charge against his son and said his legal team will file an appeal, adding, “My son is innocent and he was implicated in a false case.”

Hussain told the

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he was living in hiding along with other members of his family.

“I cannot give you any information about my exact location, as some people in our village believe that I should also be ******* as I am the father of a boy who allegedly insulted Islam’s prophet,” he said. “We are Muslims. We love our prophet. No ******* can even imagine to insult our beloved prophet, and my son is innocent.” 

As CBN News has reported, under Pakistan’s harsh Islamic blasphemy laws, anyone accused of insulting Islam or Mohammad can be sentenced to ******. These laws are poorly defined and require low standards of evidence. 

Munir would be one of the first to be ********* for blasphemy in Pakistan as authorities have yet to carry out out a ****** sentence for the charge. 

However, the accusation alone can provoke riots. Dozens of people have been ******* by mobs for just being accused of it, and

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According to Open Doors, Pakistan’s Senate passed a bill to tighten the country’s blasphemy law by increasing the punishment from three to ten years’ imprisonment.

The blasphemy laws are often used as a ******* of revenge against both Muslims and non-Muslims to settle personal scores or to gain the upper hand in disputes over money, property, or business.

Last August, Muslims violently attacked churches and homes of Christians in the city of Jaranwala, after two believers were charged with allegedly desecrating pages of the Koran. 

The mob burned down one *******, destroyed two others, and demolished the house of a local **********, ***** Amir.

Last June, 22-year-old Noman Masih, a **********, was sentenced to ****** by a court in Bahawalpur on blasphemy charges. 

Lazar ****** Rakha, the attorney representing Masih, told Morning Star News the court announced its verdict even though the prosecution ******* to provide any evidence of the blasphemy charge against him.

“I’m extremely disappointed by the conviction because there was absolutely no case,” Rakha told the outlet. “There was no proof against Noman, and none of the witnesses produced by police could corroborate the blasphemy allegation against him.”

“Despite so many contradictions in the case, I’m at a loss to understand why Bahawalpur Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Hafeez Ur Rehman sentenced Noman instead of acquitting him,” the attorney said at the time. “This is ******* of justice.”

Pakistan is listed as No. 7 on

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of countries where it is most dangerous to be a follower of ****** *******. 

Meanwhile, in a separate verdict issued last week, 17-year-old Abdul Hanan was also convicted and sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. 

According to the Associated Press, Hanan’s lawyer and his family were not immediately available for comment. 

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