And so my legislation would impose sanctions on particular government officials. There are 12 states in the north where Sharia laws or blasphemy laws are enforced. There's also federal Sharia and blasphemy laws that are enforced, and the government officials use those laws to discriminate against and to persecute Christians. In some instances, they simply just turn a blind eye as Boko Haram and other radical Islamic terrorists murder Christians. In other instances, they actually use the law to facilitate the persecution. (21:12–21:22)
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