Pakistani Doctors Say Man on Death Row Is Mentally Ill

(THE NEW YORK TIMES – The Associated Press)

ISLAMABAD — A rights group says court-appointed doctors have confirmed that a death row prisoner in Pakistan suffers from chronic schizophrenia and requires regular medical treatment.
Justice Project Pakistan, which campaigns against the death penalty, says the findings were submitted to a court in Lahore with the suggestion that Saleem Ahmed be transferred to a mental health treatment facility.

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