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| Former MNA acquitted in Polish engineer murder case |
| 2011-01-30 |
| [Pak Daily Times] An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 2 on Saturday released former MNA Shah Abdul Aziz of charges of the abduction and murder of Polish engineer, Piotr Stanczak. ATC judge Raja Ikhlaq Hussain acquitted the former MNA and another accused, Attaullah, in absence of adequate proof and evidence. Stanczak, on September 28, 2008 had been kidnapped from Attock. The kidnappers had rubbed out Stanczak's security guard, driver and assistant driver on the spot and had took the Polish engineer hostage. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... the Federal Police claimed to arrest the accused, Attaullah, from a check post of Police Station (PS) Sabzi Mandi and recovered two hand grenades and a magazine of submachine gun from his possession. According to police, Attaullah was also present in the video of the beheading of the engineer. Later, the police, acting on a confession by Attaullah, had jugged Aziz on charges of kidnapping and killing Stanczak. Attaullah had been jugged by the Basal Attock police from Islamabad. |
| Posted by:Fred |