ICC Reports: “Pakistan Muslim Groups Threaten More Violence”
— “Threaten to Hang Christian, Demand Release of Clerics Arrested for Inciting Violence”
— “Several Muslim groups met in Gojra, Pakistan, today to hold a press conference call on the government to exonerate religious leaders accused of inciting the anti-Christian attacks that occurred this past weekend. In addition, they threatened to hang the Christian whose alleged blasphemy sparked the violence.”
— “Muslim groups Jamiyat Islami Gojra (a religious group) and Anjam-e-Tajran (a trade union) initially condemned last weekend’s violence in their statements.”
— “However, they quickly reversed course by calling for the release of Ulma and the other clerics named in the official police report.”
— “They further contradicted their initial statement by threatening to hang Talib Masih and others accused of blasphemy in the Gojra bazaar if the government had not arrested him by August 10.”
— “This press conference is a sign that the government has not restored the rule of law in this area and is risking another outbreak of violence by its delay in responding adequately to the situation.”
Pakistani Christian in USA have announced here today to hold Press Conference on August 10, at Washington DC and on August 12, 2009,
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