Original: U.S. State Department Religious Freedom Report 2000 Gohar Shahi was convicted in absentia—as he had previously fled to EnglandInt’l Religious Freedom Report - May, 2001—resulting in sentences that totaled approximately 59 years.
Simplified: U.S. State Department Religious Freedom Report 2000 Gohar Shahi was convicted in absentia—as he was in England at that timeInt’l Religious Freedom Report - May, 2001—resulting in sentences that totaled approximately 59 years.