Will Rimsha Be Free on Bail on September 7th?
We've been following the recent developments with the young Down Syndrome teen Rimsha Masih who was recently arrested for blasphemy and put in jail for allegedly burning pages of the Koran.
According to Compass Direct and Open Doors there is a possibility that Rimsha may be released on September 7th. Please join us in praying for a quick resolution to this situation.
Lahore, September 4 (Open Doors News) — An unexpected twist in the Rimsha Masih blasphemy case appears to have paved the way for her freedom from apparently false charges of desecrating the Quran. The imam who supported her accuser was himself arrested and appeared in court on the same charge as the girl, that of desecrating the Quran, which he’s alleged to have done in tampering with evidence presented against her. Rimsha’s lawyer Tahir Naveed Chaudry said the case against his client had completely collapsed. "There’s nothing left in the case…the prosecution has completely failed” .
Naveed said he was quite hopeful that Rimsha would be freed on bail on Sep 7th. “I was hoping for her release, but unfortunately it got delayed again,” he said, adding that he will file an application to quash the case against her once she is released.
In the meantime, the case has triggered a debate on how Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws are being used to settle personal scores and vendettas.