A Pakistani Christian who claimed he was Jesus Christ...

A Pakistani Christian who claimed he was Jesus Christ and called Islam a fake religion was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death by hanging.
The verdict against Anwar Keneth, 40, a former government official, drew criticism from the Christian Liberation Front, which lobbies for the interests of the small Christian community in Pakistan.
"We think justice has not been done in the case of Anwar Keneth," Khalid Gill, a leader and spokesman for the group, said.
"Keneth should have been treated at a mental hospital."
Keneth was arrested in 2001 in the eastern city of Lahore for violating Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws after he addressed a letter to a local imam and others stating that Islam was a fake religion. He also claimed in the letter to be Christ.
Keneth, who was born a Christian, has been jailed since his arrest. He confessed to the charges on July 8, according to court documents.
Minorities in Pakistan have been demanding the repeal of blasphemy laws, under which scores of people are arrested every year.
About 97 per cent of Pakistan's 145 million people are Muslim. Christians constitute a small portion of the remaining 3 per cent, along with Hindus and Sikhs.
Under Pakistani law, only the word of a Muslim accuser is needed to prosecute a non-Muslim on blasphemy charges.