Sajid Ali

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Pakistan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: Death

Date of Sentencing: July/7/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures)

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy

Sajid Ali

Extra Bio Info:

Sajid Ali is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.

In 2020, authorities arrested Ali after he was accused of insulting various Islamic figures following a religious debate between Ali and another individual.

In July 2023, a court in Hassan Abdal sentenced Ali to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC). The court also sentenced him to 3 years' imprisonment for "using derogatory remarks in respect of holy personages" (Sec. 298-A PPC) and fined him 1,000,000 rupees.

Publicly Available Information:

“Shadows of Concern” The News on Sunday