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Muslim cleric arrested for framing girl in Pakistan blasphemy case
Reuters ^ | Sept. 2, 2012 | Aisha Chowdhry

Posted on 09/02/2012 12:07:54 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

(Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have arrested a Muslim cleric on allegations of framing a Christian girl who was arrested under the country's controversial anti-blasphemy law, a police official said on Sunday.

Religious and secular groups worldwide have protested over the detention in August of Rimsha Masih, accused by Muslim neighbors of burning Islamic religious texts.

Police official Munir Hussain Jafri said a cleric was arrested after witnesses from Masih's village on the edge of the capital Islamabad complained about his alleged actions.

"Witnesses complained that he had torn pages from a Koran and placed them in her bag which had burned papers," Jafri told Reuters.

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To: Free ThinkerNY; Kaslin; Clintonfatigued; randita; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; Perdogg; ...

She probably refused to have sex with him.


21 posted on 09/04/2012 8:11:16 AM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: Excellence

I was going for a billboard but no funds....:(

Thank you though....

got a chair in your front yard yet?


22 posted on 09/05/2012 6:19:12 PM PDT by Therapsid (Communism has killed 50-60 Million people in only 50 yrs.)
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I don’t have a front yard. I could put a chair on the roof of my ‘73 Winnebago. I have space in back for a banner, but can’t think of what to write.


23 posted on 09/06/2012 3:33:51 PM PDT by Excellence (9/11 was an act of faith.)
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