A Pakistani court on Friday
acquitted the father, uncle and brother of a Pakistani-Italian
woman from Brescia who was killed after refusing an arranged
marriage.
The relatives of 25-year-old Sana Cheema were cleared of the
'honour killing' because of a "lack of clear proof", the court
in Pakistan said.
Cheema's family claimed she had died of natural causes but an
autopsy said she had been strangled to death.
The centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD)'s Alfredo
Bazoli said the acquittals were "disconcerting" and urged the
Italian diplomatic service to contact Pakistani authorities
"over this murky affair", recalling that Cheema's father had
confessed to her murder.
Bazoli is PD chief on the House justice committee.
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