An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers. #Pakistan #blasphemy #falseblasphemycharges #humanrights
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Christianstortured,killedbyIslamistgangsusinghoneytraptofilefalseblasphemychargesPakistaniChristiansinprayerinKarachionNovember15,2015.|ASIFHASSAN/AFPviaGettyImagesLAHORE, Pakistan— AnIslamistgangtrappedmorethan450peopleinfalseblasphemychargesinrecentyearsinPakistan,includingfivewhoweretortureddeathincustody,accordingtohumanrightslawyers.
The“blasphemybusinessgroup”hasdevastatednumerousfamilieswiththecollusionoffederalinvestigators,saidattorneysUsmanWarraich,ImaanHazir-MazariandRanaAbdulHameedatapressconferenceonJan.10inthefederalcapitalofIslamabad.Asfrequenttargetsofblasphemyaccusations,ChristiansinPakistanareatseriousriskofbeingvictimizedbythegroup.
TheIslamistgroupsharesblasphemouscontentonlineandthenfilesfalsecharges,blackmailingthefamiliesofthoseaccusedforlar
