Women Protection Act 2006 unacceptable: CII
Moulana Sherani says there was no need to introduce any amendment in the Blasphemy Law.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology has said that Women Protection Bill 2006 was not practicable, and there was no need of any such law in the presence of Hadood Ordinance.
Addressing a press conference here Monday, Chairman IIC Moulana Muhammad Sherani said DNA was a useful scientific device but it cannot be used as complete evidence in cases of rape and adultery.
Islamic Ideology Council completely rejects the Women Protection Act, he said.
He further said there was no need to amend the Blasphemy Law as provisions were already present in Pakistan Penal Code to check misuse of the Blasphemy Law.
Sherani said he would present the recommendations of the IIC to the Ministry of Parliamentary and Religious Affairs for implementation.
Top religious clerics Wednesday suggested amendments to the country s blasphemy laws, proposing the death penalty for people convicted of making false accusations.
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) suggested the government should bring in the death penalty for people convicted of making false accusations of blasphemy.
"All the religious scholars agreed to put an end to the misuse of blasphemy laws," Allama Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi told AFP. "Keeping in view the suggestions of human rights activists and civil society members, the Council of Islamic Ideology has decided to fix the same penalty for the person who falsely accuses of blasphemy as the accused," he added.
Ashrafi said the proposed amendment would ensure that "nobody dares to use religion to settle personal scores". "The amendment will also silence critics of the blasphemy laws," he added.
The council also reversed an earlier decision about the use of DNA as evidence in rape cases, which it had refused to accept. "The council has now left the matter of DNA evidence for the courts," Ashrafi said.
The suggestions were hailed by the representatives of minorities and civil society organizations.
