Human Rights Ambassador Asks World Leaders to Intervene to Save the Life of a British Citizen

Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes, is asking world leaders to intervene to save the life of a British citizen who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani court in Rawalpindi for blasphemy.

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(WASHINGTON, DC) - Mohammed Asghar was arrested in September 2010 after writing letters to a lawyer and politician claiming to be a prophet, according to Reuters.

The 68-year-old says he did not post the letters, and that they were taken to the police by a disgruntled tenant who he was in the process of evicting.

At a court in the city of Rawalpini on Thursday, Mr Asghar was sentenced to death.

He has a history of mental illness and his law firm claimed they were barred from the courtroom halfway through the trial.

Maya Foa, director of Reprieve’s death penalty team, said: "One only needs to check Mohammed Asghar’s extensive UK medical records to see that he is a seriously mentally ill man, in dire need of medical care.

"The evidence is clear that he is unable to defend himself in court. Worse still, he is currently being held in utterly unsuitable conditions in prison, and we are very concerned about his health. The British government must immediately take all necessary steps to secure Mr Asghar’s safety."

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes, said, "Mohammed Asghar needs proper treatment, not a death sentence. In any case, no one deserves a death sentence. I call upon the international community and world leaders for strong intervention to save the valuable life of this British citizen. Pakistan has alarming record of human rights violations.

William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com who is long time campaigner for abolishing death penalty said I am communicating with world leaders and concerns and will continue do so. I believe that Pakistani leaders will step back and release him as soon as possible and let him fly back to Britain for better treatment.

@ImranKhanPTI ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@TahirulQadri ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@PhilipRBarton I request your strong intervention to stop the execution of Mohammed Asghar. #Pakistan @khoureld @declanwalsh @ClareAlgar

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@euHvR ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@RegSprecher ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@MinPres ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@TonyAbbottMHR ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@pmharper ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014

@BarackObama ask to stop execution of Muhammad Asghar, Mentally Ill Briton in #Pakistan, Sentenced To Death For #Blasphemy.

— William Gomes (@Wnicholasgomes) January 24, 2014