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Pakistani police arrested a Muslim cleric who allegedly tampered with evidence submitted in the case against a Christian girl accused of desecrating a Quran, an investigating officer said Sunday, the latest twist in a religiously charged affair that has focused attention on the country's harsh blasphemy laws.
The cleric, Khalid Chishti, was arrested late Saturday for allegedly planting pages of a Quran in a shopping bag containing burned papers and ash that had been carried by the Christian girl, said Munir Jaffery, an investigating officer in the case. The bag was then submitted as evidence to the police.
Jaffery said a member of the mosque where the cleric works came forward Saturday and said man said the imam had placed the evidence in the bag. According to police, the man claimed Chishti said it was a way to get rid of the Christians.
Chishti appeared in court Sunday with a white blindfold covering his eyes and shackles around his hands. He was surrounded by a large contingent of police as he was ushered into the courtroom.
"I have not done anything wrong. This is all fabrication," he defiantly told reporters.
A lawyer for the girl said her legal team was meeting to discuss what to do and would likely move to have the case thrown out.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0902/Muslim-cleric-arrested-for-framing-Christian-girl-accused-of-burning-a-Quran
The cleric, Khalid Chishti, was arrested late Saturday for allegedly planting pages of a Quran in a shopping bag containing burned papers and ash that had been carried by the Christian girl, said Munir Jaffery, an investigating officer in the case. The bag was then submitted as evidence to the police.
Jaffery said a member of the mosque where the cleric works came forward Saturday and said man said the imam had placed the evidence in the bag. According to police, the man claimed Chishti said it was a way to get rid of the Christians.
Chishti appeared in court Sunday with a white blindfold covering his eyes and shackles around his hands. He was surrounded by a large contingent of police as he was ushered into the courtroom.
"I have not done anything wrong. This is all fabrication," he defiantly told reporters.
A lawyer for the girl said her legal team was meeting to discuss what to do and would likely move to have the case thrown out.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0902/Muslim-cleric-arrested-for-framing-Christian-girl-accused-of-burning-a-Quran