A Christian couple is currently in jail in Punjab province, Pakistan, because a judge has decided to keep them behind bars for allegedly disrespecting the Quran, a holy book for Muslims.
Shaukat Masih, 33, and his wife Kiran, 28, got arrested in Lahore on September 8, 2023. On Tuesday, September 19, they appeared in court, where Additional Session Judge Mian Shahid Javaid ordered them back to prison under controversial blasphemy laws. The case is set for further proceedings on October 5, 2023. Kiran is held in Central Jail, Kot Lakhpat, Lahore, while her husband, Shaukat Masih, is in Camp Jail, Lahore.
Section 295-B of the blasphemy law has strict punishments, including the possibility of life imprisonment. This section applies to those who intentionally defile, damage, desecrate or misuse a copy of the Quran or its parts in a disrespectful or illegal manner.
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