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Afghanistan/South Asia
Top policemen suspended for mishandling seminary raids
2005-07-21
The government on Wednesday suspended Senior Superintendent of Capital Police (SSP) Liaqat Ali Khan and SP Headquarters Sultan Azam Taimuri for mishandling the raids on seminaries on Tuesday night. The suspended police officials have been asked to report to the Establishment Division while Inam Ghani, SSP of the Diplomatic Protection Department, has been asked to look after the affairs of SSP Islamabad till further orders.

The prime minister took serious note of policemen’s intrusion into a women’s seminary, Madrassa Hifsa, located near the Lal Mosque without getting permission from the concerned authorities and hitting the students with batons. Intelligence agencies have also submitted reports to the Interior Ministry wherein it was stated that some senior police officials conducted raids at mosques and seminaries without proper information and coordination with intelligence agencies, sources told Daily Times. The reports also said that no senior official of the district administration was present at the women’s seminary when the policemen entered it. However, they added that the additional deputy commissioner general and the assistant commissioner rushed to the spot when the police officials returned unsuccessful from the seminary.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Suspended with pay? aka vacation.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2005-07-21 07:55  

#2  NPR reported the raids this morning. They also mentioned in passing that X% (I don't remember the exact number, and it doesn't matter anyway) of the Iraqi Police and Army units are not fully operational... at which point I started explaining the concept of reality to the car radio, and trailing daughter #1 suggested I turn it off. ;-) (7:15 in the a. bloody m. is when her Summer Phys. Ed. class starts. Yuck.)
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-07-21 07:43  

#1  Isn't that called initiative and not wanting to tip your hand to the bad guys?
Posted by: DanNY   2005-07-21 06:07  

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