Court sentences six to death over killing of Sri Lankan man in Sialkot

Court sentences six to death over killing of Sri Lankan man in Sialkot

An Anti-Terrorism court in Lahore has sentenced six people to death after convicting them for their roles in last year’s vigilante killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of committing blasphemy. The court also gave life sentences to nine people, five years’ jail to one, and two-year sentences to 72, according to a statement from the public prosecutor. Eight of those sentenced were juveniles.

READ ALSO: SRI LANKAN NATIONAL MURDERED IN SIALKOT OVER ALLEGED BLASPHEMY

The six men sentenced to death were convicted of murder of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana in a case that outraged many Pakistanis.

Diyawadana was killed in December by workers at a sports equipment factory in Pakistan’s eastern Sialkot district where he was a manager.

At the time of the killing, local police officials told AFP that rumours spread that Diyawadana had torn down a religious poster and thrown it in the dustbin.

Several gruesome video clips shared on social media showed a mob beating him while chanting slogans against blasphemy. Other clips showed Diyawadana’s body set ablaze.

Many in the mob made no attempt to hide their identity and some took selfies in front of the burning corpse.

Source: Al Jazeera

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