The case against a nine-month-old Pakistani baby charged with attempted murder has been dropped.
Nine-month-old Musa Khan of Pakistan was charged with attempted murder, along with four adult members of his family, after being part of a violent protest in the city of Lahore, reports The New York Times . Police offers were heavily ridiculed when it was revealed that they had charged an infant in the attack, going so far as to fingerprint him while he cried. The court has now thrown out the charges.
The riot broke out in the slums when gas company workers attempted to shut off service to families who hadn't paid their bills. Residents in the neighborhood threw stones at the workers and at the police officers assigned to protect them. The Miami Herald reports that the boys grandfather, Malik Muhammed Yaseen, has told officials that neighbors only attacked the police after officers harmed residents.
The case represents the country's corrupt law system, where Pakistani police are criticized for repeatedly pressing exaggerated charges onto poor people while letting high-profile terrorists go free.