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 is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In 2020, authorities arrested Ali after accusing him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad and other religious figures. According to his lawyer, the blasphemy accusations came after a religious debate between Ali and another individual.
On July 7, 2023, a court in Hassan Abdal sentenced Ali to death for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC) and fined him 1,000,000 rupees. The court also sentenced him to three years in prison for "using derogatory remarks in respect of holy personages" (Sec. 298-A PPC).