A Pakistani court sentenced four men to death for blasphemy after they were accused of publishing sacrilegious material online about Islamic figures and the Quran. Their lawyer says appeals are being prepared. Under Pakistan's blasphemy law, anyone convicted of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death. While authorities have not yet carried out any of these sentences, blasphemy accusations and opposition to the law can incite violence from mobs or reprisals. The lawyer criticized the court's decision and the lack of evidence from investigators, saying that courts often ignore doubts and uncertainties in these cases due to fear of religious backlash and potential mob violence against the judge if the accused is acquitted.
MULTAN, Pakistán — Un tribunal de Pakistán condenó el sábado a cuatro personas a la pena capital por blasfemia luego de la presunta publicación de material sacrílego en redes sociales sobre figuras religiosas islámicas y el Corán. Su abogado dijo que ya se están preparando las apelaciones. Según la ley de blasfemia del país, cualquier persona declarada culpable de insultar al Islam o a sus figuras religiosas puede ser condenada a muerte.
Además de la pena capital, el magistrado impuso una multa colectiva de 4,6 millones de rupias y dictó penas de cárcel para cada uno de los cuatro implicados en caso de que un tribunal superior anule sus sentencias de muerte. El abogado de los hombres, Manzoor Rahmani, criticó la decisión del tribunal y la falta de evidencia de las autoridades investigadoras.
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