A Pakistani YouTube star has been charged with blasphemy after launching a perfume named after the law he has been accused of violating.
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Rajab Butt has one of the largest online followings in the Muslim-majority country and has been embroiled in controversy for years, including over his brief custody of a lion cub.
In a recent video, since deleted from his social media accounts, Butt launched his “295” perfume which refers to blasphemy legislation in the penal code.
He said it followed a case filed against him last year, over an earlier video deemed blasphemous by Islamists.
His perfume publicity sparked further ire, prompting the leader of the radical Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan to file a complaint late on Monday.
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