Rimsha Masih is innocent: Police

ISLAMABAD: According to the interim charge sheet presented in the court by the Police, Rimsha Masih the 14 year old Christian girl accused of blasphemy is innocent and the Imam (prayer leader) Khalid Jadoon who allegedly framed her should face trial.

The investigating officer in the case, Munir Jaffry told a foreign news agency that he had informed the court that no evidence could be found against Rimsha Masih and that she was framed by the Imam of the local mosque.

"We have also told the court that there are witnesses and evidence against the local Imam for framing a false blasphemy case against Rimsha," Jafri told the foreign news agency.

Judge Ghullam Abbas Shah has adjourned the hearing of the case till Monday and during the next hearing it will be decided if the Imam should face trial.