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Asia Bibi: Pakistan's top court overturns Christian woman's death sentence in blasphemy case
https://www.dw.com/en/asia-bibi-pakistans-top-court-overturns-christian-womans-death-sentence-in-blasphemy-case/a-46096372Asia Bibi: Pakistan's top court overturns Christian woman's death sentence in blasphemy case
Date 31.10.2018
Author S. Khan (Islamabad), Shamil Shams
In the Wednesday ruling, Supreme Court's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said Asia Bibi would be set free if she is not wanted in relation to any other case.
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"Keeping in mind the evidence produced by the prosecution against the alleged blasphemy committed by the appellant, the prosecution has categorically failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt," concluded the chief justice.
Bibi was arrested in June 2009, after her neighbors complained that she had made derogatory remarks about Islam's prophet, Muhammad. A year later, Bibi was sentenced to death under the blasphemy laws despite strong opposition from national and international human rights groups.
Pakistan's Supreme Court had reversed two lower court verdicts against Bibi in what was her final appeal against a 2010 death penalty after a hearing on October 8 of this year.
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