Pakistani faces death for defending fellow Christians.

February 6, 2009
Posted by
Hal
Categories
Christian Persecution

Hold in prayer Hector Aleem, our fellow brother in Christ. He has lobbied for the rights of Pakistani Christians in Islamabad and is in police custody.


He was framed for sending a blasphemous text message against Mohamed. Since his arrest the court has thrown out the charge of blasphemy but is still holding under another charge. He has been robbed by the police, beaten, and denied proper health care for his heart condition. Local citizens are demanding his death.

Please click over and read the full report on Compass Direct:

Here's a snippet:

Sources said they believe Aleem was framed due to his social activism as director of a small Non-Governmental Organization that lobbies for the rights of Pakistani Christians in Islamabad.

In November he became involved in a land dispute between a congregation and a local municipality that wanted to demolish their church building. He has been wrongfully implicated in the past for minor offenses, a government deputy said, particularly for his advocacy work against the Capital Development Authority, a municipal works agency that has been charged with unlawful confiscation and destruction of Christian property.