'Against the basic principles of justice': Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

Pakistan court frees convicted rapist after 'agreement' to marry his victim

A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was "agreed" he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks

Pakistan court frees convicted rapist after 'agreement' to marry his victim

A court in Pakistan on Monday freed a convicted rapist after it was "agreed" he would marry his victim, his lawyer said, enraging rights activists who say the ruling risks normalizing sexual violence in the South Asian country.

Pakistan court releases rapist after “agreeing” to marry his victim

The decision outraged human rights activists.

'Against the basic principles of justice': Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Pakistan court frees rapist after "agreement" to marry his victim

The decision drew outrage from activists, with one declaring it a court "approval of rape and facilitation of rapists and rape mentality."

Pakistan court frees rapist after deal to marry victim

Dawlat Khan, 25, was sentenced in May to life imprisonment by a lower court.