Seven years ago on February 5, 1999, Amjad Masih was arrested on vagrancy charges in the Pakistani town of Jhang. While in police custody, he was accused of burning the Quran and charged under Pakistan's blasphemy law.
The only witnesses were the police who supposedly saw the incident. A High Court in eastern Pakistan upheld the sentence in August 7, 2003. Amjad claimed that police set up him and another Christian prisoner after they refused to pay a bribe.
The Voice of the Martyrs learned today that Amjad Masih was released from the Central Jail in Faisalabad on the evening of May 30, 2006. He is now at home but reclusive. Previous reports had indicated that Amjad was suffering from depression during his long incarceration.
Please pray as local Christians seek to minister to him and his family. Praise God for his release. Pray for his continued safety as those accused of blasphemy often face danger upon their release from Islamic militants.
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