Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction

The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction. His lawyer said the court determined a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime. In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Anwar Kenneth after he was accused of writing The post Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction appeared first on Catholic Herald.

Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction
The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction. His lawyer said the court determined a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime. In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Anwar Kenneth after he was accused of writing The post Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction appeared first on Catholic Herald.