On 12 February 2022, Mushtaq Ahmed was killed by a mob in Punjab, Pakistan, after being accused of blasphemy.
Background
Main articles: Blasphemy in Pakistan and List of blasphemy cases in PakistanBlasphemy is a very serious crime in Pakistan, for which the maximum penalty is death. Pakistan has sentenced people convicted of blasphemy to death, although it had not executed any of them. Some people who were accused of blasphemy were lynched, most recently Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot, Punjab, on 3 December 2021. International and national human rights groups say that blasphemy accusations have often been used to intimidate religious minorities.
Lynching
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. A mob beat the 41-year-old mentally ill man to death using batons, axes and iron rods, and hanged him on a tree. The police, who were greatly outnumbered by the mob, failed in an attempt to arrest Ahmed. Three police officers were injured; the force arrested about 80 men in connection with the killing. Ahmed's funeral was held on 13 February.
References
- ^ "Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death by mob in Pakistan". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Pakistan: Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob in Khanewal". BBC News. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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