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Blasphemy laws must not be scrapped, says Musharraf
by Ben Farmer https://www.legal-project.org/1078/blasphemy-laws-must-not-be-scrapped-says-musharraf Excerpt: Strict blasphemy laws which can carry the death penalty cannot and must not be scrapped in Pakistan, according to Pervez Musharraf, the former president. Mr Musharraf said rather than amend the legislation punishing those convicted of insulting Islam, Pakistan needed to ensure the laws were not abused. The laws have come under scrutiny after a Christian mother-of-five, Asia Bibi, was sentenced to death for defaming the Prophet Mohammed in her Punjab village. Read the complete original version of this item... 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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