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| Police arrest brothers of woman stoned to death outside Pakistani courthouse | |
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| Pakistani police have arrested two brothers who participated in a mob attack during which their sister was beaten to death with bricks for marrying against the family's wishes. | Pakistani police have arrested two brothers who participated in a mob attack during which their sister was beaten to death with bricks for marrying against the family's wishes. |
| The two men, Ghulam Ali and Zahid Ali, were arrested from a home in Punjab province following an intensive manhunt, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. | The two men, Ghulam Ali and Zahid Ali, were arrested from a home in Punjab province following an intensive manhunt, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. |
| Police arrested a third man for taking part in the assault. He claims the woman, 25-year-old Farzana Parveen, was married to him at the time she wed against her family's wishes. | Police arrested a third man for taking part in the assault. He claims the woman, 25-year-old Farzana Parveen, was married to him at the time she wed against her family's wishes. |
| If true, it would add yet another twist to the increasingly bizarre story. Authorities said last week that the woman's husband, Mohammad Iqbal, was accused of killing his first wife in 2009, but that the case was dropped after he was forgiven by the woman's family. | If true, it would add yet another twist to the increasingly bizarre story. Authorities said last week that the woman's husband, Mohammad Iqbal, was accused of killing his first wife in 2009, but that the case was dropped after he was forgiven by the woman's family. |
| Under Pakistani law, those charged with a killing can see their criminal case dropped if family members of the deceased forgive them or accept so-called "blood money". | Under Pakistani law, those charged with a killing can see their criminal case dropped if family members of the deceased forgive them or accept so-called "blood money". |
| Parveen was killed on 27 May before a crowd of onlookers near a downtown courthouse in the eastern city of Lahore. | Parveen was killed on 27 May before a crowd of onlookers near a downtown courthouse in the eastern city of Lahore. |
| The case has brought international attention to violence perpetrated against women in Pakistan, where hundreds of women are killed by relatives each year in so-called "honour killings" after allegedly bringing shame to their families through sexual transgressions. Activists say those who commit such crimes are often acquitted or given light sentences. | The case has brought international attention to violence perpetrated against women in Pakistan, where hundreds of women are killed by relatives each year in so-called "honour killings" after allegedly bringing shame to their families through sexual transgressions. Activists say those who commit such crimes are often acquitted or given light sentences. |
| Authorities arrested the woman's father after the attack, and four other people were arrested last Friday. | Authorities arrested the woman's father after the attack, and four other people were arrested last Friday. |
| The police spokesman said a total of eight people were now in police custody, including the woman's father, two brothers, two cousins, an uncle, a driver, and the man who claims he was married to Parveen. "Senior and experienced police investigators are questioning the arrested persons. We will soon determine who hit the woman in the head with bricks," he said. | The police spokesman said a total of eight people were now in police custody, including the woman's father, two brothers, two cousins, an uncle, a driver, and the man who claims he was married to Parveen. "Senior and experienced police investigators are questioning the arrested persons. We will soon determine who hit the woman in the head with bricks," he said. |