Taimoor Raza was condemned of insulting the prophet Mohammed throughout an argument on social networks with a counter-terrorism authorities
A Pakistani male has actually been sentenced to death for devoting blasphemy on Facebook , the very first conviction on charges emerging from social networks.
Judge Shabbir Ahmad Awan bied far the decision in Bahawalpur, around 600km (372 miles) south of capital Islamabad, discovering Taimoor Raza guilty of insulting the prophet Mohammed, district attorney Shafiq Qureshi stated.
Raza had a Facebook argument about Islam with somebody who ended up being a counter-terrorism department authorities, defence legal representative Rana Fida Hussain stated.
The main brought charges versus Raza based upon the remarks made on the social networking website.
Hussain stated his customer was innocent which he would appeal the conviction.
Blasphemy is a delicate charge in conservative Muslim Pakistan, where even unverified accusations can trigger mob lynchings and violence .
A 10-year-old kid was eliminated and 5 others were injured last month when a mob assaulted a police headquarters in an effort to lynch a Hindu male accuseded of blasphemy for apparently publishing an incendiary image on social networks.
Millions of Pakistanis have actually been getting text from the federal government alerting them versus sharing blasphemous material online, a relocation rights activists stated would motivate more vigilante attacks.
