The body of Farkhunda, 27, who was lynched on Thursday by an angry mob in central Kabul, was carried to the graveyard by women amid crowds of men. PHOTO: AP
KABUL: Video of a mob killing an Afghan woman accused of burning pages from Quran was shown in court on Sunday in the trial of nearly 50 people over a lynching that prompted outrage and unprecedented protests in Kabul.
Read: Afghan mob lynches, burns woman to death in Kabul
The judge asked prosecutors on the second day of the trial to play footage, shot with mobile phone cameras, of a crowd kicking and beating the 27-year-old woman, named Farkhunda.
A total of 49 men, including several police officers, are on trial in the killing.
Read: Afghans bury woman beaten to death by mob
The police are accused of standing by and allowing the mob to kill the woman in broad daylight.
The attack proved a polarising incident in Afghanistan.
Some say the killing was a defence of Islam. Many others were outraged at the viciousness of the attack, even before an investigation showed that Farkhunda had been falsely accused of desecrating the Quran.
Read: Afghan woman lynched over Quran-burning was innocent: minister
Several protests against violence against women sprang up in Kabul, including one in the past week that re-enacted the attack.
Read: Afghan Taliban vow to punish those responsible for lynching woman
It was unclear when a verdict would be handed down in the trial, which was originally expected to last two days.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ