A petition to Cameron to intervene in the case of that schizophrenic Scot sentenced to death for “blasphemy” in Pakistan.
Muhammad Asghar is a 68 year old from Edinburgh, currently resident in Pakistan. He has been convicted of blasphemy following a trial where his legal team were dismissed, and the state nominated replacement presented no evidence in his defence. He is a paranoid schizophrenic with a history of mental illness, a fact very relevant to his alleged crime; declaring himself a prophet. Muhammad Asghar should be helped, not killed. We ask that David Cameron and Alex Salmond intervene in the strongest possible terms, to help save the life of a vulnerable British man.
The petition is by the Scottish Secular Society.
I utterly condemn all killings of people in in Pakistan. Thank you for bringing this one to our attention. I hope it can be stopped.
Petition signed. i am glad to see that exi5tentialist is exercised by the case, too.
Signed. Yet another reminder that concepts like “blasphemy”, “sacrilege” and indeed “sacredness” itself are first and foremost tools of social control – and crude and indiscriminate tools at that.
Signed. Sadly, only 297 others have signed so far. How many people belong to the Scottish Secular Society?