[roberto]

Pakistani man sentenced to death for using 'derogatory language' about Mohammed

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:04 PM on 18th June 2008


Sentenced: Mohammd Shafeeq
A Pakistani man was sentenced to death for blasphemy on Wednesday after he defiled the Muslim holy book and used derogatory language to refer to the Prophet Mohammad, a police official said.

Convictions for blasphemy are fairly common in predominantly Muslim Pakistan, with most cases involving members of religious minorities, but death sentences have never been carried out usually because convictions are thrown out on a lack of evidence.

The convicted man, Mohammad Shafeeq, a Muslim in his early 20s, was arrested in 2006 in a village near the eastern city of Sialkot where the trial was held in the court of Justice Shoaib Ahmad Roomi.

"Judge Roomi sentenced him to death for defiling the Holy Koran and using derogatory language against the Prophet," said Shezada Hassan Ali, a senior official at the jail where Shafeeq has been kept.

"He can appeal the court decision."

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has long demanded he repeal of the blasphemy law which, it says, is misused against religious minorities such as Christians.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch group this week urged the abolition of the death penalty in Pakistan where nearly a quarter of 31,400 convicts in the country have been sentenced to death.

In 2007, 309 prisoners were sentenced to death and 134 were hanged, the group said, adding that most of those sentenced to death were poor and illiterate.

Pakistani man sentenced to death for using 'derogatory language' about Mohammed | Mail Online

[dreamdeferred]

Originally Posted by roberto

Convictions for blasphemy are fairly common in predominantly Muslim Pakistan, with most cases involving members of religious minorities, but death sentences have never been carried out usually because convictions are thrown out on a lack of evidence.

Where's the story here Roberto?

[Wolfn]

Damn Muslims....

[oFoShOuKnO]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

Damn Muslims....

Bro, you can't say that man. No matter how wrong/flawed a Muslim's judgment is, he still has the opportunity to receive Allah(SWT)'s mercy.

but yea..insulting the Prophet(S), is blasphemy and grounds for hudud punishment.

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by oFoShOuKnO

Bro, you can't say that man. No matter how wrong/flawed a Muslim's judgment is, he still has the opportunity to receive Allah(SWT)'s mercy.

.

I was trying to be funny when I say "Damn Muslims" (something a redneck would say), yet I'm a Muslim myself, so it should have appeared funny.

[oFoShOuKnO]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

I was trying to be funny when I say "Damn Muslims" (something a redneck would say), yet I'm a Muslim myself, so it should have appeared funny.

Apologies kind sir,

As we know, satire is hard to detect online.

Accept this positive rep from me as homage to you!

Cheers

[roberto]

Originally Posted by dreamdeferred

Where's the story here Roberto?

Explain your comment

[zeyneddine]

Originally Posted by roberto

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch group this week urged the abolition of the death penalty in Pakistan where nearly a quarter of 31,400 convicts in the country have been sentenced to death.

we only have 31,400 convicts?
shows how low our crime rate is, masha'Allah.

TAKBIR!!!!

[roberto]

Originally Posted by zeyneddine

we only have 31,400 convicts?
shows how low our crime rate is, masha'Allah.

TAKBIR!!!!

Yep I have always been in favour of reducing prison populations by killing them, or better still kill them before they go to prison, now that’s a civilised way of doing things

[Spice]

Originally Posted by roberto

Yep I have always been in favour of reducing prison populations by killing them, or better still kill them before they go to prison, now that’s a civilised way of doing things

Shall we start with the american bigots?

[dreamdeferred]

Originally Posted by roberto

Explain your comment

Okay, I'll bite.

Presumably you're posting this story to illustrate the backwardness of Pakistani society ( sorry if I've got you pegged wrong dude....I'm new here).

The story itself, however, is kind of a non-starter given this "minor" detail.

Convictions for blasphemy are fairly common in predominantly Muslim Pakistan, with most cases involving members of religious minorities, but death sentences have never been carried out usually because convictions are thrown out on a lack of evidence.

The blasphemy laws are more ceremonial than anything else as explained by the above quote. So I ask again, where's the story? There's no sizzle in this steak.

Peace,

[roberto]

Originally Posted by Spice

Shall we start with the american bigots?

Assumptions, Assumptions.

[roberto]

Originally Posted by dreamdeferred

Okay, I'll bite.

Presumably you're posting this story to illustrate the backwardness of Pakistani society ( sorry if I've got you pegged wrong dude....I'm new here).

The story itself, however, is kind of a non-starter given this "minor" detail.

The blasphemy laws are more ceremonial than anything else as explained by the above quote. So I ask again, where's the story? There's no sizzle in this steak.

Peace,

You have selected just one part of the report and even for this you deal only with the punishment of death, I suggest you read this Pakistan and consider to what extent there is religious freedom in Pakistan

[LEGALEAGLE]

Originally Posted by roberto

Yep I have always been in favour of reducing prison populations by killing them, or better still kill them before they go to prison, now that’s a civilised way of doing things

How about torturing them ?

[roberto]

Originally Posted by LEGALEAGLE

How about torturing them ?

An interesting proposition.