Lawyers showered the alleged killer of a prominent Pakistani governor with rose petals when he arrived at court on Wednesday and a dominant Muslim scholars' group praised the murder of the outspoken opponent of laws that order death for those who insult Islam.Mumtaz Qadri, 26, made his first look in an Islamabad court, where a judge remanded him in detention a day after he allegedly sprayed automatic gunfire at the back of Punjab province Governor Salman Taseer while he was supposed to be protecting him as a bodyguard.
A rowdy crowd slapped him on the back and kissed his cheek as he was escorted inside.
The lawyers who tossed handfuls of rose petals over him were not involved in the case.
The suspect stood at the back door of an armoured police van with a flower necklace given to him by an admirer and repeatedly yelled "God is great."
More than 500 clerics and scholars from the group Jamat Ahle Sunnat said no one should pray or convey regret for the killing of Taseer.
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