Sohail Masih, a Pakistani Christian, is facing blasphemy charges after making a controversial remark on Facebook about eating sacrificial meat on a Muslim holiday, according to The Christian Post.
The comment on the social media platform claimed that “it is not possible that the blood of goats and bulls can wash away sins.” He further explained his belief that the incident of Miraj, an Islamic belief that Muhammad ascended to Heaven to talk with the prophets, is a lie.
Masih was arrested on August 5 in the Nowshera Virkan in Punjab province after a mosque leader reported him. According to the Union of Catholic Asia News, the police didn’t plan on pressing any charges until a large mob of angry Muslims surrounded the police station.
Eventually, Masih was charged under sections 295-A and 295-C of the Pakistani Penal Code, which prohibit the use of derogatory comments against Islam or Muhammad. Any remarks are punishable by death. Asia Bibi, a Christian mother who spent a decade in prison and made headlines for her acquittal, was charged under the same section.
“This is not the first case of its kind,” said CLAAS-UK Director Nasir Saeed. “…It is difficult to prevent the abuse of social media platforms like WhatsApp when others can easily harass Christians and ‘plant evidence’ on them. An example: if someone shares blasphemous content to a Christian’s page,…
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