Pakistani police on Thursday accepted a complaint by a businessmanaccused of blasphemy in Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Sherry Rehman , a crime for which he could be sentenced to death. Having called in 2010 the amendment of the blasphemy law , Rehmanreceived threats from Islamist groups , according to court documents.Besides, two politicians who, in turn, suggested reforms of the law were killed. The businessman Muhammad Faheem Gill , 31, who has been denounced this case, considering that Rehman's statements regarding the law, in a television program in 2010 were Pakistani blasphemy. "Three years ago I try to inform justice here," said Gill. "I've even gone to the Supreme Court.'m Glad you finally going to take action," he added. Gill appealed to the Supreme Court, after police ignored their protests and was ordered Supreme which procediesen authorities to conduct an investigation in the Pakistani city of Multan (center). This charge has a tough defense and that blasphemy is not defined and the courts are often reluctant to listen to the arguments of the accused, for fear that the reproduction of his words can also lead to blasphemy. The most recent cases include that of a teacher who made a mistake when performing their tasks, a man who threw a business card of a man named Mohamed, the Pakistani Christian girl, Masi Rimshah, which was accused of burning pages the Quran, the Muslim holy book last year. The teenager was acquitted by a court for the alleged forgery ofincriminating evidence against the minor by a cleric who was trying to evict the Christians in your area. She and her family are now in hiding.
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