A Christian girl accused under Pakistan's controversial anti-blasphemy law faces a bail hearing, amid growing speculation she will soon be freed.
Rimsha Masih was arrested last month, accused of burning pages of the Koran.
However, on September 2, the case, which has sparked an international outcry, took a new twist.
The imam who accused the 14-year-old girl was himself charged with blasphemy, punishable by death in Pakistan.
The imam, Khalid Chishti, was accused of planting pages of the Koran in a bag containing burnt paper that had been carried by the girl.
Chishti, who denies any wrongdoing, allegedly saw it as a way to push out Christians from his neighborhood.
Human Rights Watch in Pakistan described the decision to act against the cleric as "unprecedented."
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