A Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy nearly two years ago was acquitted on 13 March.
The case against him – brought by a police officer whose protection he sought against two blackmailers – was ‘clearly fabricated’, his lawyer said.
Anjum Sandhu, from the north-eastern city of Gujranwala in the Punjab Province, went to the police in May 2015 to report that Javed Naz and Jafar Ali had extorted 20,000 rupees ($200) from him and were demanding a further 50,000 rupees ($500).
