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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Pakistani Court Imposes Death Sentence For Blasphemy On 2 Who "Saw God"
In Multan, Pakistan on Saturday, a trial court judge sentenced two men to death on blasphemy charges. According to Sunday's Express Tribune, 34-year old Riaz Ahmed and 38-year old Ijaz Ahmed in 2011 claimed they had seen God and invited others to join them in their union with God through Chaman Sarkar. The judge also fined each of the defendants the equivalent of $946 (US).