Pakistan: bimba down accusata di blasfemia. Resta in carcere:
in un carcere di massima sicureza dopo che una folla inferocita ha tentato di linciarla
Ancora in carcere la bimba down che ha bruciato pagine del Corano – Un giudice di Islamabad ha disposto altri 14 giorni di carcere per Rimsha Masih, la bimba di 11 anni, di religione cristiana, affetta da sindrome di Down, arrestata in Pakistan con l’accusa di blasfemia lo scorso 19 agosto. Durante una breve udienza a porte chiuse negli scorsi giorni, a cui non erano presenti nè l’avvocato della piccola, Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, nè i familiari, un ufficiale di polizia ha detto che le indagini non sono ancora concluse chiedendo, ed ottenendo, la proroga della carcerazione. “Volevamo tempo per altre indagini e la corte ha accettato”, ha spiegato Munir Jafri, uno dei poliziotti che segue il caso di Rimsha Masih.
La ‘legge nera’ del Pakistan prevede l’ergastolo per chi brucia il Corano – La bimba di soli 11 anni è stata condannata per aver bruciato delle pagine del Corano ed è in carcere dopo aver rischiato di essere bruciata viva da una folla nel villaggio di Meharabadi, nei pressi della capitale del Pakistan, Islamabad, dove la piccola abita insieme alla sua famiglia. Rimsha Masih è accusata in base alla ‘legge nera’ del Pakistan per aver bruciato alcune pagine con impressi versi del Corano. Per il codice e le leggi pakistane, la piccola affetta da sindrome di Down, rischia fino all’ergastolo e si temono contro la sua persona ritorsioni di elementi vicini al fondamentalismo talebano, che più volte hanno assassinato in via extra-giudiziale persone incriminate per blasfemia.
Bruciata viva in piazza – Nell’ambito della vicenda di Rimsha Masih sono stati inoltre denunciati l’imam della moschea della zona e altre 175 persone che avrebbero chiesto alla polizia del luogo la consegna della piccola Rimsha per bruciarla viva in piazza. Domani si terrà una nuova udienza relativa alla richiesta, presentata dal legale della piccola, Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, di libertà su cauzione. I giudici dovranno valutare una relazione medica in cui viene attestato che la bimba è affetta da un ritardo mentale.
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Rimsha Masih accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
Doctors in Pakistan have examined Rimsha Masih, a mentally handicapped Christian girl accused of blasphemy.
Doctors in Pakistan have examined a young Christian girl imprisoned on blasphemy charges to determine her age and mental capacity, with the results due to be presented in court tomorrow.
According to the BBC, her lawyer says the girl, called Rimsha, is 11 or 12 years old and appears to have Down’s syndrome.
“She is being held in a maximum security prison after an angry mob accused her of desecrating pages of the Koran. But her supporters say she has been wrongly accused,” said the BBC.
“Police say the girl was arrested last week in a Christian area of the capital Islamabad, after a crowd of people demanded that she be punished for allegedly desecrating pages of the Muslim holy book.
“It is not clear whether she burned pages of the Koran or was found to be carrying them in her bag.
Attack fears
The doctors’ report will be presented at a bail hearing in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Christian leaders say she is as young as 11 but police quoted in some media reports say she may be older and that she had no mental impairments.
Pakistan’s Minister for National Harmony, Paul Bhatti, has said she is innocent and should be released.
He told the BBC earlier: “The police were initially reluctant to arrest her, but they came under a lot of pressure from a very large crowd who were threatening to burn down Christian homes.”
According to the BBC’s Orla Guerin in Islamabad, Rimsha’s lawyer said that when he saw her in jail over the weekend she wept and begged to be released.
Her parents have been taken into protective custody following threats, and many other Christian families are reported to have fled the neighborhood.
“There are fears that even if she is released, Rimsha’s family will not be safe in Pakistan. Others accused of blasphemy have been killed by vigilante mobs in the recent past,” concluded the BBC story
http://continentalnews.net/2012/08/28/rimsha-masih-pakistan-11332.html
CAIR Calls for Release of Pakistani Girl Held for ‘Blasphemy’
Good to see CAIR speak out about this as well (h/t: Fred). Doesn’t look like this fits the whole Islamization boogeyman, stealth jihad myths Islamophobes love to push.:
CAIR Calls for Release of Pakistani Girl Held for ‘Blasphemy’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/23/12) – A national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the government of Pakistan to release Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl who is being held on blasphemy charges after she was accused of burning pages from a textbook that included verses from the Quran. Human rights organizations report that the girl, who is a minor, may have Down syndrome.
SEE: Amnesty International: Ensure Safety of Girl Whose Life Is at Risk
In a statement, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said:
“It is imperative that the government of Pakistan immediately release Rimsha Masih and ensure her safety and that of her family and their community. The arrest of such a young person, especially if she has a mental disability, is a serious violation of Islamic principles.
“Human rights violations like this must be condemned and challenged not only because of their great injustice against vulnerable people, but also because they are falsely committed in the name of Islam.
“It is reported that an angry mob played a role in inciting this arrest, and we ask Pakistani officials to investigate those circumstances. The reports of media and human rights organizations depict actions by local officials and extremist leaders that are unjust and contradictory to Islamic teachings.
“In this incident it is not the girl who violated Islam’s teachings but the extremists who seem to have fueled this unfounded anger.
“We recognize that President Zardari has ordered local officials to explain the arrest, but we urge more concrete actions to protect minorities and other vulnerable members of society.”
SEE: Christian Girl’s Blasphemy Arrest Incites a Furor in Pakistan (New York Times)
SEE: Amnesty Urges Pakistan to Protect Blasphemy Charge Girl (AFP)