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| Pakistani police: US man committed 'murder' | |
| 2011-02-12 | |
| [Arab News] Pak police alleged Friday that an American held in a pair of shootings committed "cold-blooded murder," while a judge ordered the man's detention extended for 14 days in a local jail and told the Pak government to clarify if he has diplomatic immunity. The police claims and extended detention are likely to further inflame tensions over the case between the US and Pakistain, whose always-uneasy partnership is considered key to ending the war in Afghanistan. The US says the American, 36-year-old Raymond Allen Davis, shot two Paks on Jan. 27 because they were trying to rob him in the eastern city of Lahore. Washington insists his detention is illegal under international agreements covering diplomats because he was a US Embassy staffer, and American officials have begun curbing diplomatic contacts and threatening to cut off billions in aid to Pakistain if he is not freed. Pak leaders -- loathe to incur a backlash in a public already rife with anti-US sentiment -- have for days avoided making definitive statements on Davis' legal status, saying the issue is up to the courts. The fact that rival political parties control the federal government and the government of Punjab province, where any trial would be held, is further complicating the Pak response.
Later in the day, Lahore police chief Aslam Tareen declared that a police investigation into the shootings determined Davis was not defending himself. "It was an intentional and cold-blooded murder," Tareen told a news conference. The police chief said Davis told interrogators that one of the Pak men had pointed his pistol at him. However, The infamous However... Tareen said, the slain man's pistol had been examined and officers found that its magazine was loaded with ammunition but no round was in the chamber ready to fire. Police also determined that the American shot and killed the second Pak as he tried to flee, hitting him in the back, Tareen said. Tareen's remarks left open the possibility that the man with the pistol had still pointed the gun at the American. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 He could be standing in the US Embassy there and they wouldn't have had his back since Reagan. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-02-12 18:53 |
| #8 Don't worry, Ray. Barry's got your back. On second thought... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-02-12 12:30 |
| #7 Sorry everything didn't print Daniel Pearl Ethnicity Jewish NOW it's understandable. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-02-12 12:29 |
| #6 Ethnicity Jewish Those two words tell the tale, and the truth behind his Murder. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-02-12 12:26 |
| #5 the slain man's pistol had been examined What are gun control laws like in Lahore? Do they require concealed carry permits? Did the 'victim' have one? Did the other victim also have a gun? no round was in the chamber ready to fire And Davis was supposed to be able to know this? Even when the gun is pointed straight at you that barrel is dark and hard to see into. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-02-12 09:36 |
| #4 Please correct me if I'm wrong, but some time back, iirc, a Georgian diplomatic employee while DUI killed a Virginian. The US sought and received a waiver from Georgia to prosecute. If you want a 'free kill' license, just remember there are a heck of a lot more foreign diplomatic personnel in the US than we have overseas, most of whom are here because of who they know back home and therefore unlikely to face any real consequences for their actions here. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-02-12 09:02 |
| #3 Update President Barack Obama's national security advisor has threatened to boot Pakistan's ambassador Husain Haqqani from the country if a US official arrested in Lahore was not released by Friday, ABC News said. Citing two Pakistani officials, ABC News said late Thursday that National Security Advisor Tom Donilon made the threat after summoning Haqqani to the White House on Monday. He also warned US consulates in Pakistan may be closed and an upcoming visit to Washington by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari could be cancelled if US official Raymond Davis was not freed. So, let's see if Bambi just dances around there with his feather duster or is serious. Today will tell. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-02-12 04:34 |
| #2 Ala http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pearl Minus the jumpsuit. |
| Posted by: Crinerong Squank9076 2011-02-12 00:42 |
| #1 He should have waited until they put him in an orange jumpsuit before he shot them. |
| Posted by: Crinerong Squank9076 2011-02-12 00:39 |