translated from Spanish: 8-year-old boy faces death penalty in Pakistan


Pakistan.- A boy of just 8 years of age, was charged with blasphemy in Pakistan and could face the death penalty, after allegedly urinating on the floor of a religious school, while his family flees home, local media reported. The child could become the youngest person to be charged under Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws and the charges he faces may carry the death penalty. A family member told The Guardian that the young man “isn’t even aware of those blasphemy issues.” He still doesn’t understand what his crime was and why he was in jail for a week, said the relative, whose name has been withheld for his own protection. “We have left our tents and our work, the whole community is scared and we fear a backlash. We don’t want to go back to this area.” A Muslim mob attacked a Hindu temple in the area after the boy’s release on bail last week, but he is now in protective custody. The little boy, a member of the country’s Hindu minority living in a conservative district of Punjab province and his family has fled their home. The charges against the boy have shocked legal experts, who say the move is unprecedented. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws drew international attention with the case of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of four who spent a decade on death row after being convicted of insulting Islam.There are 80 people in prison in Pakistan for the crime of “blasphemy,” and at least half of them face the death penalty or life imprisonment. according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, reported The Sun.Even Pakistan’s Supreme Court has recognized that “most blasphemy cases are based on false accusations” and are motivated by ulterior motives. Read more: Joe Well one step away from his millionaire Infrastructure Investment Plan being approved Alleged extortionist asks for mercy while being stripped bare by CDMX



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