{"id":8090,"date":"2014-10-17T11:05:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T10:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=8090"},"modified":"2014-10-30T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:22:55","slug":"asia-bibi-death-sentence-upheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/asia-bibi-death-sentence-upheld\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia Bibi death sentence upheld"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Asia<\/a>
Asia Bibi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy, has had\u00a0her conviction and sentence upheld by Pakistan’s high court.<\/p>\n

There will be a witness outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Friday 31st October 2014 from 2pm – 4pm. \u00a0See directions below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asia Bibi, also known as Aasiya Noreen,\u00a0was found guilty in 2010 of making derogatory comments about the Prophet Muhammad during an argument with a Muslim woman.<\/p>\n

The BBC reports <\/a><\/strong>that the Lahore High Court rejected her appeal against the sentence passed by a lower court. Her lawyers have vowed to take the case to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

The appeal was rejected despite fatal flaws in the trial which are summarised in this excellent report from Asif Aqeel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One problem with the entire process is that any judge allowing Asia Bibi to walk free will endanger his own life.\u00a0Justice Arif Bhatti, who acquitted two Christians in a 1995 blasphemy case, was killed in his office in 1997.<\/p>\n

Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer who intended to present a petition for mercy on Asia’s behalf, was killed\u00a0by\u00a0his own police guard on 4th\u00a0January 2011. Two months later, the only Christian member of the cabinet, Shahbaz Bhatti, was killed for supporting Asia and seeking to reform Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which often are used to settle personal scores and put pressure on religious minorities.<\/p>\n

Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong> has summed up the altercation which led to her arrest like this:<\/p>\n

‘In June 2009, Asia Bibi was harvesting falsa berries with a group of other farmhands in a field in Sheikhupura. She was asked at one point to fetch water from a nearby well; she complied but stopped to take a drink with an old metal cup she had found lying next to the well. A neighbor, who had been involved in a running feud with her family about alleged property damage, saw her and angrily told her that it was forbidden for a Christian to drink the same water as a Muslim, and some of the other workers considered her to be unclean because she was a Christian. Some arguments ensued. Asia Bibi recounts that when they made derogatory statements about her religion, she responded, “I believe in my religion and in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross for the sins of mankind. What did your Prophet Mohammed ever do to save mankind?”<\/p>\n

‘Later, some of the workers complained to a cleric that she had insulted Muhammad. A mob came to her house, beating her and members of her family before she was rescued by the police. The police initiated an investigation about her remarks, resulting in her arrest under Section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code. She was imprisoned for over a year before being formally charged.’<\/p>\n

Asia Bibi’s sentence in 2010 sparked global condemnation – but she is still in jail.<\/p>\n

1John 4:15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.<\/strong><\/p>\n

WITNESS Friday 31st October 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday 31st October 2014, there will be a witness from 2pm to 4pm again outside the Pakistan High Commission,\u00a034-36 Lowndes Square, London SW1X 9JN (nearest tube, Knightsbridge). Please pray for a good attendance.<\/p>\n

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