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Sydney: September 29, 2016. (PCP) The plight of a Pakistani Christian mother of five who has been jailed for seven years under the notorious blasphemy laws of Pakistan, has led to a demonstration in Sydney Australia. The demonstration coincides with the start of a Supreme Court appeal against the blasphemy charge laid against her.
A petition will be presented to the Pakistani Consulate at 109 Pitt St Sydney at 12.30 pm - a short walk from Parliament house after demonstration on October 8, 2016.
Protesters are calling for the Australian Government to intervene on behalf of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian who they say was falsely accused of denigrating the Islamic prophet Muhammed. They seek diplomatic engagement between the Australian Government and Pakistani Government to ensure that Asia has a fair trial and that her family, the judiciary and legal team representing her are fully protected from any violence from hard-liner Muslims in Pakistan.
Demonstrators are also demanding the Australian Government ensures that the principle of 'one law for all' is maintained in their country. The preservation of the democratic nature of Australia as a nation and the condemnation of Islamic Sharia law for its imposition on the freedom and equality of adherents and non-Muslims, wherever Sharia is observed.
A letter with these aims is to be submitted to Parliamentarians based at Parliament House of New South Wales. The letter will also call for Australian Government to reconsider the $49 million dollars of aid given to Pakistan.
Australian Justice of the Peace, Michael Andjelkovic, said: "This case demonstrates the cruelty, inequality and divisiveness of Blasphemy Law under Islamic sharia law towards non-Muslims and is something that we do not want in Australia."
During the protest Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, will lead a delegation to the Pakistan Consulate in Sydney, where a petition calling for freedom for Asia Bibi will be submitted. The electronic petition can be signed by(clicking here)
Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, said: "Asia Bibi has suffered the ignominy of seven years of imprisonment on trumped up charges because her faith was offensive to Muslims”
He added: "Major donors such as the UK and the USA are starting to use aid as leverage for better human rights, and as a major donor to Pakistan ($47 million), Australia can have a significant role to play”
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