Islamist protests after mass death-row amnesty on Bhutto birthday
- added July 4, 2008
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- JanaPokana
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Pakistan has pardoned 7,000 death row inmates and changed their sentences to life imprisonment to celebrate the late Benazir Bhutto's birthday.
The gesture, which constitutes one of the biggest amnesties in modern history, was approved by the Cabinet this week. According to Amnesty International, the reprieve will affect almost one third of the world's death row population, which is estimated to be around 24,000. The prisoners sentences will be changed to imprisonment for life. According to a Pakistani official, prisoners sentenced for drug offenses and terrorism charges might not be offered a pardon.
However, radical Mullahs are encouraging Muslims to protest against the amnesty, arguing that it is against Sharia law and, as such, "un-Islamic." Furthermore, Mullahs draw attention to Islamic laws according to which only relatives of murder victims can pardon the murderer. Islamic leaders have announced that a meeting of religious groups is to be held at the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad on July 6 to make a plan to protest.
The gesture, which constitutes one of the biggest amnesties in modern history, was approved by the Cabinet this week. According to Amnesty International, the reprieve will affect almost one third of the world's death row population, which is estimated to be around 24,000. The prisoners sentences will be changed to imprisonment for life. According to a Pakistani official, prisoners sentenced for drug offenses and terrorism charges might not be offered a pardon.
However, radical Mullahs are encouraging Muslims to protest against the amnesty, arguing that it is against Sharia law and, as such, "un-Islamic." Furthermore, Mullahs draw attention to Islamic laws according to which only relatives of murder victims can pardon the murderer. Islamic leaders have announced that a meeting of religious groups is to be held at the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad on July 6 to make a plan to protest.
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- JanaPokana
- 3 months ago
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It is interesting that when church and state are not kept seperate, leaders not elected (Mullahs) by the people have powers usually reserved for those that are. Sound familiar?
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- bluestranger
- 3 months ago
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Let me get this straight. Pakistan can go against Sharia law by pardoning 7000 death row inmates but it couldn’t provide enough security to protect Benazir Bhutto from being assassinated?
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Pakistan is a US ally. The US is the so called greatest country and Democracy on the planet. We also have a history of failing to protect some of our greatest leaders like Pres. Lincoln, JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X to name a few. Now do you know why Bhuto was killed?
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- jc911truth
- 3 months ago
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No, explain it to me.
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No civilised Country executes prisoners no matter how much they want to.
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- Owwmykneecap
- 3 months ago
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