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| UN commission to probe Benazir's assassination |
| 2008-07-12 |
| The United Nations (UN) has agreed to establish an independent commission to investigate the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday. The Pakistani request will not be referred to the UN Security Council (UNSC), since UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has the authority to appoint a commission. Qureshi told a news conference at the UN after a meeting with Ban, "Responding positively to the issue, the secretary-general indicated that further consultation with Pakistan and others within the organisation would be required to examine the modalities and structure of a commission to determine the circumstances of, and responsibilities for, the assassination of Benazir. The objectives for the commission are to identify the culprits, perpetrators, organisers and financiers of the assassination." He explained that the secretary-general would appoint "well-respected, eminent people" to the independent commission in consultation with the Government of Pakistan. Qureshi's announcement was later confirmed by the secretary-general's office. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Sounds like they're following their usual timeline... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-12 12:51 |
| #4 Tsk tsk.. such skepticism of the Pakistani military Yeah, the UN could have started their 'investigation' long ago and the ISI still would have had time to do a proper cover-up ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-07-12 12:12 |
| #3 These U.N. mooks sure are into this whole probing thing...just saying. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Crising2177 2008-07-12 12:00 |
| #2 Tsk tsk.. such skepticism of the Pakistani military |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-07-12 11:53 |
| #1 Let's see: 1) Scene hosed down and thoroughly distorted by a year's worth of vigorous public activity: Check. 2) Enough time has passed that memories are starting to fade: Check. 3) Bhutto dead: Check. 4) Time to pay off or kill key witnesses: Check. 5) Bhutto's body unavailable: Check. 6) Time for ISI to destroy any possible crime scene evidence: Check. OK, time to agree to an investigation! |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-07-12 00:39 |