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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (7477)	5/10/2007 11:11:01 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

PAKISTAN New apostasy bill to impose death on anyone who leaves Islam by Qaiser Felix 05/09/2007 asianews.it Pakistan’s government sends draft bill tabled by six-party Islamic alliance to standing committee for review. Under the bill’s terms, apostates would be sentenced to death or life in prison. Testimony by two adults is the only independent evidence needed to determine or demonstrate apostasy. Lahore archbishop is praying the bill is never adopted. Islamabad (AsiaNews) – A draft bill adopted in first reading by Pakistan’s National Assembly is now before a standing committee. Tabled by a six-party politico-religious alliance, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal or MMA, the Apostasy Act 2006 which the government sent to the committee would impose the death penalty on Muslim men and life in prison on Muslim women in case they leave Islam. It would also force them to forfeit their property and lose legal custody of children. During the same session, lawmakers rejected another draft bill moved by minority MNA Bhandara which sought to amend the existing blasphemy law. “This situation is unfortunate and sad. We demand freedom of conscious, religion and expression in Pakistan, and this bill is contrary to the principle of freedom of choice”, said Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha, head of National Commission for Justice and Peace and chairman of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference. “Because international human rights charters give every individual the right to change his or her religion according to his or her conscience, we hope and pray that this bill will not be passed,” Mgr Saldanha said. Should the bill become law anyone who leaves Islam for another religion can be sentenced to death (if male) or life in prison ‘until repentance occurs’ (if female). Section 4 of the bill says that the offender’s own confession in court or the testimony by at least two adults is sufficient grounds for conviction in apostasy cases. Testimony by non Muslims is not however admissible in certain Pakistani courts. Section 5 stipulates that the ‘offender’ must be granted 3 to 30 days to recant the conversion and return to Islam. But even in cases where the person returns to Islam judges can impose two-year sentences as punishment for the original ‘crime’. The accused can convert and reconvert up to three times before the death sentence becomes automatic. Under Section 8 apostates forfeit all their properties which are awarded only to their Muslim relatives. Section 9 says that they also lose custody to any minor in their care and guardianship, including their biological children.

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (7477)	5/10/2007 7:02:33 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Ramallah couple arrested for selling daughters Jerusalem Post ^ \| May 10, 2007 \| Khaled Abu Toameh jpost.com A local husband and his wife have been arrested by the Palestinian Authority police on charges of selling their two daughters to young men. The two girls, aged 12 and 13, were sold for 2,700 Jordanian dinars [approximately NIS 15,000] and NIS 7,000, said Col. Issa Hijo, commander of the Ramallah District Police Force. He said the two men who bought the girls were brothers aged 23 and 25 and that they had been arrested on charges of raping minors. "What is astonishing about this case is the fact that the two girls were sold with the approval of their mother and the parents of the two men," Hijo said. "This incident takes us back to the period of slavery. What is even more shocking is the fact that the two men's mother argued that this was an accepted custom." The police commander did not reveal the identity of the suspects. But he said the parents and the two brothers were now being held in custody pending their trial. He said the latest case, which has shocked many residents here, was an indication of the growing crime rate in the city and its surroundings. "There has been a 200 percent increase in crime in the area compared with the period before the intifada in 2000," he said. "We call on parents and families to look after their children and prevent them from engaging in criminal activities." According to the police commander, the Ramallah area has also witnessed a significant rise in cases of fraud and forgery over the past few years. He said more than 2,300 suspects in the area were wanted by the police for involvement in various types of crime. In another gruesome case, a 43-year-old Arab merchant from Jerusalem, Ibrahim Beiruti, was kidnapped and brought to Ramallah, where he was robbed and murdered. The murderers, who were later arrested, had cut the victim's body into pieces. The colonel attributed the upsurge in crime to the "political atmosphere," unemployment, poverty, harsh economic conditions and the weakness of the PA security forces. The PA police here have launched a major security operation in the past few weeks aimed at enforcing law and order. During the operation, more than 100 cars stolen from Israel were seized, but no action was taken against the thieves or those who were driving the vehicles. In a separate incident, PA policemen beat doctors and nurses at the emergency room in a local hospital, witnesses said. The assault took place late Tuesday night when a group of police officers brought one of their colleagues to the hospital. The doctors and nurses were attacked after they decided to send the officer home because his condition did not require hospitalization. Following the attack, the emergency room was closed down until further notice.•