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進入《中英對照讀新聞》巴基斯坦法院撤銷對嬰兒的企圖謀殺訴訟案 Pakistan court drops attempted murder case against baby
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A Pakistani court on Saturday threw out charges of attempted murder against a nine-month-old baby, in a case that highlighted endemic flaws in the country’s legal system and provoked widespread ridicule.
一個巴基斯坦法院週六撤銷對九個月大嬰兒涉嫌企圖謀殺的起訴，本案凸顯該國法律制度的特有缺失，也招來廣泛奚落。
The court also launched a separate case to look into how police pressed charges against baby Mohammad Musa after his family clashed with gas company officials in a working class neighborhood in the eastern city of Lahore.
法院也另行立案，對警方何以在嬰兒穆沙的家人與瓦斯公司員工，在東部拉合爾市的一個勞工階層社區發生衝突後起訴穆沙進行調查。
The case drew international attention and sparked ridicule against the Pakistani criminal justice system, after the toddler was photographed crying desperately while being fingerprinted in court. His grandfather was later seen trying to comfort him with a milk bottle.
在嬰兒穆沙被拍到在法庭一邊嚎啕大哭一邊按手印的畫面後，本案吸引全球關注，引發對巴基斯坦刑事司法制度的譏諷。他的祖父隨即試圖用奶瓶安撫他。
The charges were in direct contradiction with Pakistan’s minimum age of criminal responsibility, which was raised from seven to 12 years in 2013 except in terrorism cases.
這項起訴也直接牴觸巴國刑事責任最低年齡規定，2013年當局已將最低年齡從7歲上修至12歲，恐怖主義案件則不在此限。
Musa’s grandfather, Muhammad Yasin, subsequently withdrew a bail application for the baby as the court dropped the case.
在法庭撤銷本案後，穆沙的祖父亞信隨後撤回嬰兒保釋申請。
Yasin had accused police of fabricating the charges because they were colluding with a rival party who wanted to see the accused evicted from their land.（AFP）
亞信已指控警方捏造起訴罪名，因為他們與一個敵對陣營串通，後者希望看到被告一家人被趕出他們自己的土地。
新聞辭典
fabricate：動詞，偽造、杜撰。例句：The evidence was definitely fabricated.（這證據肯定是偽造的。）
collude：動詞，串通、共謀。例句：It seems they colluded with terrorists to overthrow the government.（看起來他們和恐怖份子共謀推翻政府。）
evict：動詞，逐出。例句：Tim had been evicted from his apartment for not paying the rent.（提姆已被逐出公寓，因為欠繳租金。）
