The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the acquittal of an elderly Christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction.
His lawyer said the court determined a person of unsound mind could not be held liable for such a crime.
In 2001, authorities reportedly arrested Anwar Kenneth after he was accused of writing letters perceived as blasphemous towards Muhammad and the Qur’an. Kenneth was charged with “insulting the Prophet Muhammad” – a capital offence in Pakistan.
In July 2002, a court in Lahore sentenced Kenneth to death after he pleaded guilty. On June 30, 2014, the Lahore High Court upheld Kenneth’s sentence.
