Saif-ul-Malook fled to the Netherlands from Pakistan in November last year after violent protests erupted over the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi, who was on death row. Pakistan's Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday whether to allow an appeal against Bibi's acquittal, lawyers in the case have said. "He's going back to Pakistan to hopefully represent Asia for the last time in her case," Voordewind said. The Netherlands last year granted Malook a temporary stay, but Voordewind said Malook will "unfortunately lose his asylum status in the Netherlands." Bibi was on death row for eight years for blasphemy, a hugely sensitive charge.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 26, 2019 20:26 UTC