World | imam Imam Arrested for Framing Disabled Girl for Blasphemy Witnesses say cleric tore Koran, put pages in girl's bag By Mark Russell Posted Sep 2, 2012 7:33 AM CDT Copied Pakistani Christians, who claimed to have been evicted from the neighborhood of a Christian girl arrested on alleged blasphemy charges, rally in Islamabad, Pakistan on Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) A Muslim cleric was arrested today for framing a blasphemy accusation against an 11-year-old Christian girl who reportedly suffers from Down syndrome, reports Reuters. Witnesses said the cleric tore pages from a Koran and put them in the girl's bag, which led to the original outrage and charges against the girl. The girl is scheduled to have a bail hearing tomorrow. While the death penalty (the maximum sentence for blasphemy) has never been carried out in Pakistan, critics say the laws incite violence and extremism, and that the country's Christian minority is especially vulnerable. Read These Next Kristi Noem won't like this Wall Street Journal exposé. Au pair struck a deal to walk free in murder case. She got 10 years. Jeanine Pirro is suing her own hometown after she fell in the street. Trump grants wave of pardons to ex-NFL players. Report an error