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| Hizb ut-Tahrir workers sentenced three years |
| 2002-08-09 |
| Hizb ut Tehrir is yet another of the hydra offshoots of the wahhabi sect, something of a wahhabi Muslim Brotherhood... Antiterrorism Court No. 1 sentenced two members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Umayr Maqsood and Khurram Ahmed, who were charged under treason laws for distributing pamphlet against the military dictatorship in the country, for three years rigorous imprisonment. Umayr recently completed his Masters in Telecommunications, and Khurram graduated in Commerce, were arrested for treason while distributing leaflets earlier in January this year. The pamphlets criticized the pro-American policy of military ruler General Pervez Musharraf over Kashmir and Afghanistan. “Today in Pakistan peaceful citizens have become hostage in their own homeland and the one who criticizes the reckless rulers is charged for ‘terrorism and treason’, says a news release issued by the Hizb-ut-Tahrir condemning the abuse of treason laws by the military junta to persecute its political opponents. Somehow this was published in the Balochistan Post and the paper hasn't been shut down. Perhas there was some other little factor involved? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |