Pakistan court to hear appeal against Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
Source: The Guardian
Pakistan’s supreme court is to consider a petition on Tuesday against the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman whose blasphemy conviction was overturned in October.
Bibi, who spent eight years on death row, has been held at a secret location since her death sentence was quashed after hardline Islamists threatened to kill her if she was freed.
Her lawyer, Saiful Malook, has said he is confident the court will reject the petition. If so, she is likely to be flown out of the country within hours.
It emerged last week that Bibi’s daughters had already left Pakistan for Canada, one of several countries to have offered sanctuary to the farm worker and her family.
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Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent
Mon 28 Jan 2019 08.57 GMT
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/28/pakistan-court-to-hear-appeal-against-asia-bibi-blasphemy-acquittal