Sharia Blasphemy Law Upheld As Constitutional by Nigerian Court
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Date: 2022-09-09

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On August 17th, a Nigerian federal appeals court ruled that Islamic Shariah (law) does not violate the country’s secular constitution in a two-to-one decision. It was also decided that Shariah courts have jurisdiction over blasphemy cases. Shariah courts can impose a death sentence on convicted blasphemers. The appeal was filed in the case of 22-year-old Yahaya Aminu Sharif, an Islamic gospel musician, who was accused of blasphemy in March of 2020. While Sharif went into hiding during the backlash, protesters burned down his family’s home. He was soon arrested, and in August 2020, he was sentenced to death by hanging. The High Court in Kano ordered the Shariah court to commence with a retrial, citing Sharif’s lack of legal representation. Sharif’s lawyer then filed an appeal to be tried in a secular court and to challenge the constitutionality of the blasphemy law. Judge Abubakar Muazu Lamido said the recent challenge was “more out of sentiment” and not backed by law, agreeing to a retrial but keeping the case in Shariah court. Kano State Attorney General and Justice Commissioner Musa Abdullahi Lawan called the decision a “victory for Kano [a state in Nigeria that enforces Shariah] citizens.”

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Sharia Blasphemy Law Upheld as Constitutional by Nigerian Court
https://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/sharia-blasphemy-law-upheld-constitutional-nigerian-court 
Location: Nigeria