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Christian Man Sentenced to Death for Blasphemous WhatsApp Message

Blasphemy is seen as a sensitive issue and legally punishable by death.

A man has been sentenced to for blasphemy after he sent a Muslim friend a poem on that insulted , a lawyer said on Friday.

Nadeem James  was charged in July last year  after his Muslim friend, Yasir Bashir, complained to local police that he received a poem on the messaging app that was derogatory towards the Prophet Mohammed.

“Mr James was handed a death sentence by the court on Thursday on blasphemy charges,” Anjum Wakeel, the lawyer of James  told AFP.

“My client will appeal the sentence in the as he has been framed by his friend, who was annoyed over Mr James' affair with a Muslim girl.” Wakeel added.

He said the was held inside a prison due to security reasons after local Muslim clerics had threatened James and his family.

Court officials confirmed the sentence.

A sensitive topic in Pakistan

Source: Wikimedia
Source: Wikimedia

Within the deeply conservative Muslim-majority country, blasphemy is seen as a sensitive issue and legally punishable by death, where often unproven accusations can stir violence.

In 2011, a  bodyguard assassinated the provincial governor  of Punjab, Salman Taseer, after he called for the existing blasphemy laws to be reformed.

In 2014, a  Christian couple was lynched  in a kiln in the province of Punjab after being of desecrating the Quran.

Several rights groups have said the laws are routinely abused to seek vengeance against and religious minorities.

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