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| Taliban 'court' stays TTP spokesman's sacking |
| 2013-07-12 |
| [Dawn] PESHAWAR: A bully boy 'court' has stayed the removal of Ehsanullah Ehsan as central front man for banned bully boy group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) for another 45 days, says a signed order by the 'court' in Pakistain's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. On Tuesday, a pamphlet by the TTP central council (shura) had announced the removal of Ehsan -- a prominent figure close to the TTP's top brass -- for making remarks that angered the Afghan Taliban and raised the danger of divisions between the two bully boy organizations. However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... the "Dar-ul Qaza" court of the Pak Taliban has issued a 'stay order' against the decision until members of the 'central council' appear for a hearing, says the leaflet, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. The July 10 'order' is one of a series of signs of growing divisions within the TTP, an umbrella group of different bully boy factions. The document also shows the existence of parallel 'militant courts' operating in Pakistain's volatile northwestern tribal areas. Ehsanullah Ehsan had earlier challenged his removal by the Taliban central council in the 'court', after which it had summoned the council and the former front man. Members of the Pak Taliban central council, however, twice failed to show up for the hearing, citing "holidays until the 10th day after Eid-ul-Fitr," says the document. In the order dated July 10, the 'court' subsequently stayed the removal of Ehsan as central front man until members of the central council appear for a hearing and allow the sacked front man to plead his case. |
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