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Asia Bibi lawyer returns to Pakistan to aid in her appeal

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THE HAGUE: The lawyer of Asia Bibi, who was acquitted of blasphemy, Saturday jetted out of the Netherlands to "hopefully assist his client for the final time" in a Pakistani court hearing, a Dutch MP said.Saif-ul-Malook fled to the Netherlands from Pakistan in November final year after violent protests erupted over the Supreme Court´s...
THE HAGUE: The lawyer of Asia Bibi, who was acquitted of blasphemy, Saturday jetted out of the Netherlands to "hopefully assist his client for the final time" in a Pakistani court hearing, a Dutch MP said.Saif-ul-Malook fled to the Netherlands from Pakistan in November final year after violent protests erupted over the Supreme Court´s decision to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi, who was on death row.The Supreme Court shall decide on Tuesday whether to allow an appeal against Bibi´s acquittal, lawyers in the case have said.Christian Union party parliamentarian Joel Voordewind tweeted a picture of himself and Malook saying "this aftermidday (Saturday) I escorted Asia Bibi´s lawyer, Mr Malook to Schiphol airport.""He´s going back to Pakistan to hopefully represent Asia for the final time in her case," Voordewind said.The Netherlands final year granted Malook a temporary stay, but Voordewind said Malook shall "unluckyly lose his asylum status in the Netherlands."

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