Pakistan Supreme Court Acquits All Suspects in 2014 Brick Kiln Murder Case
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the release of the final three men on death row in the 2014 murder case of a Christian couple, Shahzad Masih and his pregnant wife, Shama Bibi. With this decision, along with the dismissal of a state appeal against the acquittal of 102 other suspects, no one remains convicted or in prison for the attack. BACKGROUND OF THE ATTACK On November 4, 2014, in a village near Kot Radha Kishan, a violent mob attacked Shahzad and Shama after they were accused of desecrating pages of the Quran.
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