Blasphemy charge: Pakistani Christian woman off death row, freed from prison
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail and is believed to have flown out of the city of Multan, where she was being held, to an unknown destination. AFPPakistani police stand guard at the gates of the central jail where Bibi was held in Multan on Nov. 7. Pakistan's highest court ordered her release last week after overturning her conviction, triggering protests by hardline Islamists in a case that underscored divisions between traditionalists and modernizers in the devoutly Muslim nation. AFPBy Jung Min-hoA Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison after spending eight years on death row for “blasphemy.”This came after the Supreme Court overturned the conviction last week against Asia Bibi, 53, a mother of five, who was found guilty of the crime in 2010 over allegations she made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad during a row with neighbors. She always denied the charge.Bibi is now at an undisclosed location for fear of attacks.The ruling immediately prompted protests from tho
Nov 8, 2018By Jung Min-ho
