Pakistan - Lets lock up all 'Moderates', Man accused of blasphemy for refusing to join anti-Islam film protest.(TE).HYDERABAD: A businessman was accused of blasphemy after he refused to take part in a protest against an anti-Islam film in Hyderabad and for allegedly trying to convince others to not take part in the protest, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday. Pakistani officials said that they have launched an investigation into the accusations, the report said. Police officer Munir Abbasi told AP that hundreds of protesters in Hyderabad demanded that the shops of the businessman be shut down as action against him. According to the report, one of businessman’s tenants said that the decision against joining the protest supported the blasphemous film. The protesters also claimed that the accused insulted the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), City Police Chief Fareed Jan told AP. He added that there was no evidence against the accused, but the mob forced the police into lodging a blasphemy case against him.Hmmmm......You have a moderate among you?Just accuse him of 'Blasphemy'.Read the full story here.
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