United Nations: The United Nations on Tuesday denied that it had compelled the Pakistani legal professional of a Christian lady convicted of blasphemy to go away the rustic.
Saif-ul-Malook fled to the Netherlands from Pakistan after violence erupted over the Pakistani Supreme Court's determination to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi who was on demise row.
"The UN in Pakistan extended its assistance to Mr. Malook at his request and did not force him to leave the country against his wishes, nor can the UN force someone to leave Pakistan against his or her will," mentioned UN spokesperson Eri Kaneko.
At a news convention in The Hague on Monday, the legal professional mentioned he was "put on a plane against my wishes" although he had refused to go away the rustic without making sure that his shopper was out of prison.
Malook mentioned he contacted a UN authentic in Islamabad after the outbreak of clashes.
"And then they (the UN) and the European nation ambassadors in Islamabad, they kept me for three days and then put me on a plane against my wishes," he mentioned.
Asia Bibi spent just about a decade on demise row after being accused of blasphemy following a dispute with fellow villagers over drinking from the similar bowl of water. The charge is an inflammatory one in Muslim-majority Pakistan.
But she remains in Pakistan after Prime Minister Imran Khan struck a care for the Islamist hardliners in the back of the protests to bar her from leaving until a last courtroom attraction is heard.
The legal professional had prior to now informed AFP before his departure on Saturday that he was leaving because "in the current scenario, it's not possible for me to live in Pakistan".
Saif-ul-Malook fled to the Netherlands from Pakistan after violence erupted over the Pakistani Supreme Court's determination to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi who was on demise row.
"The UN in Pakistan extended its assistance to Mr. Malook at his request and did not force him to leave the country against his wishes, nor can the UN force someone to leave Pakistan against his or her will," mentioned UN spokesperson Eri Kaneko.
At a news convention in The Hague on Monday, the legal professional mentioned he was "put on a plane against my wishes" although he had refused to go away the rustic without making sure that his shopper was out of prison.
Malook mentioned he contacted a UN authentic in Islamabad after the outbreak of clashes.
"And then they (the UN) and the European nation ambassadors in Islamabad, they kept me for three days and then put me on a plane against my wishes," he mentioned.
Asia Bibi spent just about a decade on demise row after being accused of blasphemy following a dispute with fellow villagers over drinking from the similar bowl of water. The charge is an inflammatory one in Muslim-majority Pakistan.
But she remains in Pakistan after Prime Minister Imran Khan struck a care for the Islamist hardliners in the back of the protests to bar her from leaving until a last courtroom attraction is heard.
The legal professional had prior to now informed AFP before his departure on Saturday that he was leaving because "in the current scenario, it's not possible for me to live in Pakistan".
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