▁Christian ▁population ▁of ▁Mas ih ' s ▁village ▁( four teen ▁families ) ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁village . ▁Mas ih ' s ▁family ▁had ▁applied ▁under ▁a ▁government ▁program ▁that ▁gave ▁housing ▁plots ▁to ▁land less ▁people . ▁Local ▁land l ords ▁res ented ▁Mas ih ' s ▁application ▁because ▁the ▁land l ords ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁ob lige ▁land less ▁Christians ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁live . ▁Mas ih ' s ▁application ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁way ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁sub ser vi ence ▁to ▁the ▁land l ords . ▁Upon ▁Mas ih ' s ▁arrest , ▁the ▁authorities ▁gave ▁Mas ih ' s ▁plot ▁to ▁Ak ram . ▁Ak ram ▁shot ▁and ▁injured ▁Mas ih ▁in ▁the ▁h alls ▁of ▁the ▁Session ▁Court ▁at ▁Sah iw al ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Four ▁ass ail ants ▁attacked ▁Mas ih ▁in ▁j ail . ▁The ▁authorities ▁took ▁no ▁action ▁against ▁Ak ram ▁or ▁against ▁the ▁other ▁ass ail ants . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Judge ▁Abd ul ▁Khan ▁sent enced ▁Mas ih ▁to ▁death ▁and ▁lev ied ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ru pe es . ▁Two ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁L ah ore ▁High ▁Court ▁heard ▁Mas ih ' s ▁appeal ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁judgment ▁of