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On 4 April 2014, the illiterate couple[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] were given death sentences for sending the message in English. Despite the couple being illiterate, the additional session judge of Toba Tek Singh sentenced them death on 4 April 2014. They are the first Pakistani couple to have been given the death sentence for blasphemy. The couple said that the complainants’ lawyers kept proclaiming Koranic references that called for death to blasphemers. Even the prosecuting attorneys told the judge that if he will not give them death sentence, they would be ready to become ghazi (Muslim warriors), like Ilm-ud-din and Mumtaz Qadri.[citation needed] Due to the high risk to the couple's security, the whole trial was concluded inside the boundary walls of the prison. The couple were defended by the Farrukh Saif Foundation and their Partner Emergency Rescue Committee since 2013, who filed the appeal in the Apex Court against the death sentence. According to Shagufta, neither she nor her husband were allowed to testify, and their lawyers were not allowed to make their closing arguments.[14]