Asia Bibi, Pakistani woman charged with blasphemy, freed
“She appears to be a person, in the words of Shakespeare’s King Lear, ‘more sinned against than sinning,’” the Supreme Court wrote in its ruling.
Asia Bibi (right) with her husband, Ashiq Masih. Some rights reserved by HazteOir.org.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 after being accused of blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad.
Yet her husband, Ashiq Mesih, has said the family may need to leave the country; he and their children rarely go outside for fear of attack.
The court on October 31 found her innocent of the charges because prosecutors failed to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Bibi, 51, has denied that she insulted the Prophet Muhammad in an argument with colleagues.
