Christian Asia Bibi left Pakistan six months after acquitting blasphemy

The Christian Asia Bibi left PakistanWednesday, local press reported, more than six months after acquitting the death penalty for blasphemy, a case that provoked indignation abroad.

The newspaper in English Dawn title that Asia Bibi "left the country", citing an anonymous source from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The television network Geo News He also announced the news, according to sources "Close to Asia Bibi".

The Pakistani authorities did not comment on their fate or the conditions of their departure, in case this is confirmed. According to diplomatic sources, his daughters fled to Canada several months ago.

Asia Bibi was sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010 after working with two Muslim women accused her of having "insulted the prophet" Following a discussion around a glbad of water.

His case became a symbol of the excesses of the blasphemy law in Pakistan, where, according to his detractors, he is instrumentalized in resolving personal conflicts by false accusations.

The Supreme Court, the country's main judicial body, He acquitted her last October after spending more than eight years on death row.

The conviction provoked acts of violence in several localities of the country.

In January, the same court reaffirmed that he rejected any appeal against his acquittal.

(With information from AFP)