Tuesday, June 03, 2008

The Religion of...

Raping children.
A 10-year-old girl was raped by two men in a mosque in Gowalmandi on Monday, her neighbours and police officials told Daily Times. The police said the girl, Iqra, had identified the rapists as Ayaz, son of Ghulam Rasool, the mosque’s imam (prayer leader), and an unidentified accomplice. The police said they had arrested the imam.

Gowalmandi Police officials said the girl had told them that the accused had the keys to the rooms of the mosque’s second floor. “The girl’s statement helped us establish the involvement of the mosque’s imam in the incident, since he was the custodian of the keys,” the police added.

And get this. When the police arrived at the hospital to question the child they were greeted by female patients "chanting slogans AGAINST the police."

The police left.

In other Pakistani child rape news, the doctor who examined a 7 year old rape victim was unable to testify in court as to her findings because of the "improper attitude" of the accused's attorneys. The victim and her mother were not able to attend the trial due to threats received from the accused party. Death threats have also been made against the girl's lawyers. In court, the lawyers asked for police protection and were "told to file their petition before the court having jurisdiction."
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