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Lal Masjid cleric Aziz reinforces call for Shariah

Former chief cleric of Lal Masjid Maulana Abdul Aziz reiterated his call for the enforcement of Shariah law on Saturday. Aziz is being held in connection with the killing of a soldier and a Taliban-like anti-vice campaign in Islamabad.

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Former chief cleric of Lal Masjid Maulana Abdul Aziz reiterated his call for the enforcement of Shariah law on Saturday. Aziz is being held in connection with the killing of a soldier and a Taliban-like anti-vice campaign in Islamabad.

This was the first public comment by Aziz since he was arrested on July 5 trying to flee the mosque in a burqa and high heels.

Aziz’s brother Abdul Rashid Gazi, the mosque’s deputy cleric, was among the over 100 killed in the siege on the mosque.

Speaking at a court near Islamabad, Aziz defended his actions, saying “we were only demanding enforcement of Islamic law” and did not commit any crime. “Those sacrifices were for Islam,” he told reporters, referring to the death of his son, brother and other students.

 

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