Lahore 16-6-2016: Eye-witnesses of Christian couple’s lynching accused of blasphemy assaulted by prosecution during court hearing-
Witnesses and kinsmen of the Christian couple lynched by a mob in Kot Radha Kishan Kasur Pakistan face humiliation and abuse from the prosecution lawyers. In keeping with a Christian lawyer Kashif Alexander Advocate high court, who is overseeing this case the eye-witnesses of the incident were blatantly physically assaulted by the prosecution, in order to harass ad pressurize them not to disclose the truth.
Christian couple Shama and Shahzad (Sajad) were burnt alive in Pakistan
KASHIF ALEXANDER Advocate disclosed that the Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court had summoned all legal heirs along with eyes witnesses of the Kot Radha Kishan lynching case, These eye witnesses and legal heirs were called in order to be interrogated by the prosecution lawyers. On this occasion, the defense counsel comprising Advocate Kashif Alexander,, Advocate Salvance Jacob, were also present during the case hearing and the next date of hearing is 22 June 2016 last opportunity given to prosecution lawyer for cross examination.
KASHIF ALEXANDER Advocate high court revealed that both eye-witnesses, Khurram Masih, Shahbaz Masih and Iqbal Masih faced humiliation and blatant assault by the prosecution lawyers. He said that the prosecution lawyers physically abused the two eye-witnesses, while one of the prosecutions’ lawyers even pushed and yanked his hair as well; in order to harass him not to state the truth.
Seeing, this, the defense counsel’ lawyer raised a objection, and the court was requested to take notice of the behavior of the prosecution’ lawyers. Kashif Alexander Advocate High Court The Miracle And Hope Foundation Pakistan among other fellow Christian lawyers mentioned above has assumed the case as defense counsel from April 20. He says that from the time, up till now six legal heirs and eye witnesses have been presented before the court for their cross-examination, more will also be appearing before the court during the next scheduled hearing that is 22 June 2016 of the case at Anti Terrorist Court .