Pakistan Court Upholds Death Sentences in Motorway Gang Rape Case
A Pakistani court has upheld the death sentences for two men convicted in the horrific 2020 motorway gang rape case. The men were found guilty of raping a French-Pakistani woman in front of her children.
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Pakistan court sentences 2 men to death for raping French woman before her kids
The incident led to widespread protests, with demonstrators demanding justice for the victim and criticising remarks by Punjab police officials that were widely seen as blaming her for the attack. Protesters were calling for the sacking of lead police investigator Omar Sheikh, who had blamed the victim for the incident, saying that "our society does not permit women to be out late at night alone".
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Read full article →Pakistan court upholds death sentence against two convicts in 2020 motorway gang rape case
The verdict comes following the convicts' plea against an anti-terrorism court's verdict in March 2021
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