ICC Note:
Christians in Scotland gathered outside the Pakistani Consulate in Glasgow to call for Asia Bibi’s release from prison. Bibi, a Christian woman on death row for allegedly committing blasphemy, has been in prison for the past seven years and is appealing her case to Pakistan’s Supreme Court. As international pressure grows on Pakistan to release Bibi, domestic pressure from local radicals is also growing to insure Bibi is executed. What will Pakistan do when they actually hear Bibi’s case?
02/16/2017 Pakistan (Christian Daily) – Angry Christian protesters gathered outside the Pakistani Consulate in Glasgow, Scotland to call for freedom for prominent blasphemy law victim Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who has been imprisoned for more than seven years now.
In a recent press release, the British Pakistani Christian Association revealed that dozens of believers braved the winter and converged in Glasgow to call for Bibi’s freedom. The Christians believe that the Pakistani mother of five is innocent of the blasphemy charges against her.
“Asia Bibi is innocent. Her incarceration for seven years is a human rights abuse that must be rectified. She has neither committed a blasphemy or any over crime that deserves the punishment she has received,” said Glasgow pastor Fredrick Dacosta. “The real criminals always get away – this is a deplorable reality in Pakistan.”
Pastor George Gill also spoke up and lamented the lack of justice in Pakistan despite their repeated protests. He also said the Pakistani Christians “bleed” and yet the western people do nothing to help them. He then called on believers to double their efforts in making their voices heard, saying God will one day avenge his people.
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