Court admits Rimsha's bail, orders release

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Court admits Rimsha's bail, orders release

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Justice Muhammad Azam Khan announced decision on the bail application.

07 September,2012 12:14 pm

A court of the Additional Sessions Judge on Friday granted bail to a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, in a case that has sparked an international outcry.In a Islamabad suburb, Rimsha was arrested on August 16 and accused of burning papers containing verses from the Quran, in breach of blasphemy laws.During todays proceeding, Justice Muhammad Azam Khan listened to lawyers from both sides and later announced his decision on the bail application.Campaigners stepped up calls for her release after police on Saturday arrested a cleric for allegedly tampering with the evidence.His deputy and two assistants said Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Chishti tried to bolster the case against the girl by planting pages from the Quran among the burnt papers that were brought to him.