Pakistan: Court ends blasphemy case against young girl
Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a final attempt to reopen Rimsha Masih’s blasphemy case, bringing a close to the legal proceedings on the matter.
On 20 November 2012, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered that the case against Rimsha Masih, the young Christian girl accused of blasphemy the previous August, be thrown out. Her accuser’s lawyers filed an appeal against the decision last week and this was heard yesterday by a bench of three judges, including the Chief Justice himself.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in Pakistan so the prosecution has now exhausted its appeal options. »»» Independent Catholic News
ยป 16 January 2013
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