The Case of Geo TV
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 30.50420402694667
Longitude: 71.31445294618544
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Pakistan
- Decision Date
- 25 de nov. de 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.
- Case Significance
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 de mai. de 2024
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