The highest court in Pakistan has upheld the decision to release Asia Bibi, the Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected Tuesday the appeal against the acquittal of Asia Bibiwhich allows the Christian to leave the country and puts an end to three years of judicial battle after his death sentence.

"This resource was rejected", Said Judge Asif Saeed Khosa at the end of the hearing.

The same court, the highest court in Pakistan, acquitted Asia Bibi on October 31 A farm worker of about fifty years, mother of five, was sentenced to death in 2010 for blasphemy.after a discussion on a glbad of water with Muslim neighbors in his village.

Following the decision of the highest court of justice, Asia Bibi can leave this very conservative Muslim country, where she lives under a very strong protection because it is considered an objective by religious extremists.

The lawyer of the Pakistani Christian, Saul ul Mulook, hinted that the departure of his client's country is imminent.

"I think for the moment he's here (in Pakistan), but where will he be tonight, I do not know? "he stated.

France has declared itself ready to welcome the Christianand the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told AFP in November that his country was "in talks" with Islamabad about it

The children of Asia Bibi already live in Canada, according to unconfirmed information in the press.

Islamist Manifestations

Since his release on November 8 from Multan Prison, Asia Bibi lives in a safe place in Pakistan, according to authorities several times.

The absolution of the Christian caused Mbadive demonstrations of Islamists who claimed his death by hanging. The Islamists demanding their execution went out and blocked the main roads of the country for three days.

The Pakistani government has promised to launch a procedure to prevent Asia Bibi from leaving the countryand not block an application for review of the trial to be considered by the Supreme Court.

This agreement has been widely criticized by many Pakistanis, furious that the state has yielded to extremists.

However, at the end of November,Tehreek-e-LabaikPakistan (TLP) Supporters of the Islamist party that caused the blockade in the country were arrested. Khadim Hussain Rizvi, head of the TLP, is accused of rebellion and terrorism according to the executive, so that he can be sentenced to life imprisonment.

"We will never accept an opinion against the Qur'an" warned the BPD on Tuesday before the judgment, in a statement that promises "a move that will be seen by all" if a decision in favor of "blasphemy" is taken.

The case of Bibi had a global resonance and attracted the attention of popes Benedict XVI and Francisco, who met one of his daughters.

This case also divides Pakistan where blasphemy is a very sensitive issueand where mere accusations are enough to provoke bloody lynchings.

Human rights advocates see in Asia Bibi, symbol of the excesses of the law that removes blasphemy in Pakistan, often used according to his detractors for personal adjustments.

Nearly 50 people accused of blasphemy are currently being sentenced to death in Pakistan, according to an estimate by the International Commission on Religious Freedom in the United States, which dates back to 2018.