The Case of Geo TV

Case Law
Country
Country Location

Latitude: 30.50420402694667

Longitude: 71.31445294618544

Country Location (Lié Case Law)
Pakistan
Decision Date
25 nov. 2014
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
  • Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Criminal Sanctions
Keywords
  • Audiovisual Law
  • Blasphemy
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Media/Press
  • Penal Code
  • Religion
  • Terrorism
Judicial Body
Specialized Court / Tribunal
Court Name
Anti-Terrorism Court, Gilgit Baltistan
Case Summary

In November 2014, actress Veena Malik, her husband Asad Bashir, and Jang-Geo Media group owner, Mir Shakil ur-Rahman, were each fined 1.3 million rupees ($12,800) and sentenced to 26-years in prison for the portrayal of an offensive scene involving religious music on television. The Gilgit Anti-Terrorism court held that the scene qualified as a malicious act of blasphemy and thus violated the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997.

This case did not set a binding or persuasive precedent either within or outside its jurisdiction. The significance of this case is undetermined at this point in time.

Related Law
Source Name and URL
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Database
Notes

Official government or legal records of this case are currently unavailable.

Collection
  • CIPIT
Date Updated
16 mai 2024

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