Pakistan Senate body recommends punishment for false blasphemy accusers


The committee also suggested that a person interested to register a blasphemy case at a police station should have to bring two witnesses in support of his charges.

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By PTI | March 06, 2018

“Anyone falsely accusing someone of blasphemy should be subjected to the same punishment as a person convicted of blasphemy,” the committee said in draft recommendations.

A parliamentary panel in Pakistan on Tuesday recommended that anyone falsely accusing someone of blasphemy should be subjected to the same level of punishment as a person who has been convicted of blasphemy.

The Senate Special Committee on Human Rights drafted proposals after several reports about the alleged misuse of blasphemy laws in the country.
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