Read Fearing Assassination, Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan Turns Himself In at Morning Star News.
"A young evangelist in Pakistan, in hiding after being accused of blaspheming Islam’s prophet, has surrendered to police due to serious threats to his life from Islamic extremists, his lawyer said.Attorney Aneeqa Maria, head of The Voice Society, told Morning Star News that Adnan Masih agreed to surrender to police in Lahore on Wednesday (Nov. 6), the end of his pre-arrest bail period, because of serious threats to his life...
" “The hapless man knew he did not have any option – the odds were against us, and Masih knew we could do nothing else except seek refuge in courts,” she said. “My heart grieved when I handed him into police custody. I’m determined to prove his innocence, because I believe that he has been wrongly accused.”
"The furor of Islamist protestors outside the Lahore courtroom on Thursday (Nov. 7) led Judge Muzamil Ahmed Khan to call off Masih’s scheduled appearance in which the court would have decided where he will be held, Maria said. She added that he will likely be sent to prison until trial as a security precaution."
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