Afghan court shows video of mob lynching woman in Kabul
Judge asks prosecutors to play footageof a crowd kicking and beating the 27-year-old woman, named Farkhunda
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.
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.