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Outrage at boy's arrest for blasphemy in exam
by Omar Waraich https://www.legal-project.org/1126/outrage-at-boy-arrest-for-blasphemy-in-exam Excerpt: Campaigners yesterday demanded the release of a schoolboy who was arrested and imprisoned for writing alleged blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad on an exam paper. Under the country's draconian laws, he could face the death penalty. A magistrate ordered Muhammad Samiullah, 17, to be held at a juvenile detention centre in Karachi after the chief controller of the pupil's school exam board filed a complaint to police. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Blasphemy receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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