ICC Note:
Christian leaders in Pakistan have expressed their anger over the mass acquittal of over 100 suspects charged with a 2013 mob attack on a Christian neighborhood in Lahore. In 2013, a mob of over 3,000 enraged Muslims attacked Joseph Colony after a local Christian was accused of committing blasphemy. As a result of the attack, 100 homes, 2 churches, and many other Christian properties were burned. 
02/10/2017 Pakistan (The Irish Catholic) – Catholic leaders in Pakistan have reacted angrily to the acquittals of all 115 suspects charged in relation to the devastating 2013 attack on the Christian community of Joseph Colony in Lahore, north-west Pakistan.
The suspects had been identified as being part of a 3,000-strong mob which stormed through the district, torching at least 100 Christian homes and two churches following allegations that Christian Sawan Masih had made a blasphemous comment against the Prophet Mohammed. However, Judge Mohammad Azam of the Anti-Terrorism Court accepted defense claims that no solid evidence had been presented to link the suspects to the attack and ordered all released.
Following the dismissal of the cases, Cecil S. Chaudhry, of the National Commission for Justice and Peace, an initiative of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, told the Crux news agency: “It’s strange that not even one person was found to be involved in the attack, especially when there was media present during the attack on Joseph Colony.” He pointed out the ready availability of video footage taken during the attack.
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