Killing of man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
On 12 February 2022, Mushtaq Ahmed was killed by a mob in Punjab , Pakistan , after being accused of blasphemy .[ 1] [ 2]
Blasphemy is a very serious crime in Pakistan , for which the maximum penalty is death .[ 1] [ 2] Pakistan has sentenced people convicted of blasphemy to death , although it had not executed any of them.[ 1] Some people who were accused of blasphemy were lynched, most recently Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot , Punjab, on 3 December 2021.[ 1] [ 2] International and national human rights groups say that blasphemy accusations have often been used to intimidate religious minorities .[ 1] [ 2]
On the evening of 12 February 2022, in Tulamba , Mian Channu Tehsil , Khanewal District , Punjab, Pakistan, Mushtaq Ahmed was accused by the custodian of a mosque of burning a Quran inside the building.[ 1] [ 2] A mob beat the 41-year-old mentally ill man to death using batons, axes and iron rods, and hanged him on a tree.[ 1] [ 2] The police , who were greatly outnumbered by the mob, failed in an attempt to arrest Ahmed.[ 1] Three police officers were injured; the force arrested about 80 men in connection with the killing.[ 1] [ 2] Ahmed's funeral was held on 13 February.[ 2]
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