කුරානයට අපහාස කලැයි මිනිසෙක් පනපිටින් පු
කුරානයට අපහාස කලැයි අබාදිත මිනිසෙක් පනපිටින් පුලුස්සති
Punjab: Muslim extremists burn alive a mentally disabled man accused of blasphemy
by Jibran Khan
The man, whose names is still unknown, was detained at the police Chani Goth station, in Bahawalpur. A mob, incited by local religious leaders, dragged him from his cell, doused him with petrol and set him on fire. In the raid police vehicles burned and four officers beaten. Bishop of Islamabad: it's time to introduce some changes to the law.
Bahawalpur (AsiaNews) - A mob of Muslim extremists, incited by local religious leaders, last July 3 raided in a prison in Bahawalpur (Punjab) dragging a man from his cell. The assailants poured gasoline on him and set him on fire, because previously it was rumored that he was guilty of blasphemy. The prison officers were unable to contain the attack of the fanatics, four policemen were injured and several are now hospitalized in the prison. Currently there is little information on the generality of man, burned alive with inhuman brutality, who died as a result of serious injuries. From preliminary reports it appears that he had mental problems and had been thrown into a cell, while the investigators looked into the alleged violation of the "black law". However, rumors that he had burned the Koran spread rapidly triggering the reaction of the fundamentalists and yet another extrajudicial killing over an alleged case of blasphemy.
The deputy-inspector of the district of Bahawalpur tells the story to AsiaNews. The Chani Goth police station, said the official, received a complaint that a man "burned pages of the Koran." The agents arrested him and put him into a cell. Meanwhile, some religious leaders "announced through loudspeakers that a person had committed blasphemy against Islam". Thus, a crowd gathered outside the prison demanding the surrender of the alleged criminal. "They even blocked the main road" he continues, then "they ripped open the door and attacked the officers: I also suffered injuries in the assault."
Before they had any information on the man - who is still unknown - or having ascertain his mental health status and the alleged blasphemy case, the crowd doused him in gasoline and set him on fire (pictured, a time of the fire). The deputy inspector emphasized that extremists set fire to some vehicles parked inside the police and "the assault continued for over two hours," until "the man was not completely burned."
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කුරානයට අපහාස කලැයි අබාදිත මිනිසෙක් පනපිටින් පුලුස්සති
Punjab: Muslim extremists burn alive a mentally disabled man accused of blasphemy
by Jibran Khan
The man, whose names is still unknown, was detained at the police Chani Goth station, in Bahawalpur. A mob, incited by local religious leaders, dragged him from his cell, doused him with petrol and set him on fire. In the raid police vehicles burned and four officers beaten. Bishop of Islamabad: it's time to introduce some changes to the law.
Bahawalpur (AsiaNews) - A mob of Muslim extremists, incited by local religious leaders, last July 3 raided in a prison in Bahawalpur (Punjab) dragging a man from his cell. The assailants poured gasoline on him and set him on fire, because previously it was rumored that he was guilty of blasphemy. The prison officers were unable to contain the attack of the fanatics, four policemen were injured and several are now hospitalized in the prison. Currently there is little information on the generality of man, burned alive with inhuman brutality, who died as a result of serious injuries. From preliminary reports it appears that he had mental problems and had been thrown into a cell, while the investigators looked into the alleged violation of the "black law". However, rumors that he had burned the Koran spread rapidly triggering the reaction of the fundamentalists and yet another extrajudicial killing over an alleged case of blasphemy.
The deputy-inspector of the district of Bahawalpur tells the story to AsiaNews. The Chani Goth police station, said the official, received a complaint that a man "burned pages of the Koran." The agents arrested him and put him into a cell. Meanwhile, some religious leaders "announced through loudspeakers that a person had committed blasphemy against Islam". Thus, a crowd gathered outside the prison demanding the surrender of the alleged criminal. "They even blocked the main road" he continues, then "they ripped open the door and attacked the officers: I also suffered injuries in the assault."
Before they had any information on the man - who is still unknown - or having ascertain his mental health status and the alleged blasphemy case, the crowd doused him in gasoline and set him on fire (pictured, a time of the fire). The deputy inspector emphasized that extremists set fire to some vehicles parked inside the police and "the assault continued for over two hours," until "the man was not completely burned."
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