Pakistani man has death penalty postponed for 4th time - Free Audiobook

Pakistani man has death penalty postponed for 4th time - Free Audiobook

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A Pakistani man sentenced to death has his life spared hours before his scheduled execution. A death row inmate's life is spared just hours before he was to be hanged. And it's the fourth time it's happened to him. Shafqat Hussain's a Pakistani man found guilty in the 2004 murder of a child. His lawyers say he was a only 14 at the time, and minors can't get the death penalty. Prosecutors say he was 23. His execution was stopped Tuesday after the Pakistani Supreme Court agreed to hear his appeal. This is the 4th time in the last 6 months that Hussain's execution has been delayed. Justice Project Pakistan, the human rights law firm representing him, says it's cruel, and \each time he has to say goodbye to his brothers. He has to go through this over and over again.\ Reuters says that Hussain only confessed to the murder after brutal torture that included being burnt by cigarettes and having his fingernails removed. The Supreme Court is schedule to look at his case Wednesday.

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