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India-Pakistan
Shakil Afridi: The doctor who helped the CIA find Bin Laden case to be heard
2019-10-09
[BBC] A Pakistani court is due to hear an appeal to free a doctor accused of helping the US track down al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

The Peshawar High Court will hear Shakil Afridi's case on Wednesday, the first time it will be heard in an open court in Pakistan.

He was never formally charged for his role in the 2011 operation to hunt down and kill the world's most-wanted man.

Dr Afridi has always argued that he was denied a fair trial.

His imprisonment caused outrage and saw the US cut federal aid to Pakistan by $33m (£27m) - $1m for every year of his jail sentence.

US President Donald Trump promised in his 2016 election campaign that he would get Dr Afridi released in "two minutes" if elected - but that never happened.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  I think he deserves sanctuary outside of the stain.

Indeed. Be funny if Trump sent a SEAL team & friends to spring him. Heliborne assault is just diplomacy by other means.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-10-09 17:07  

#6  I suspect he's destined for a tragic accident.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-10-09 17:03  

#5  I think he deserves sanctuary outside of the stain. If someone is deserving of asylum in the US it would be him.
Posted by: chris   2019-10-09 16:53  

#4  Their previous law minister, Zahid Hamilton said: “Afridi worked against the law and our national interest, and the Pakistan government has repeatedly been telling the United States that under our law he committed a crime and was facing the law.”

The unwritten law he had violated in Pakistain was aiding US intelligence to bring to justice a Pak abetted terrorist, who was evading justice after successfully killing thousands of US citizens. Pakistain couldn't be gladder just then when the schweinhund was living off farm chickens in Abbitabad, but this guy had to ruin their fun by aiding the Americans in getting to him.

This year Imran Khan proposed a swap for Aafia Siddiqui self admittedly Al-Qaeda, also dubbed the 'Grey Lady of Bagram' who shot at American soldiers in Afghanistan. It proves beyond doubt that Pak is the clearing house for all sasquatch groups in Asia.

I think the poor bastard is safer off in jail, if you can't give him sanctuary outside the 'Stain.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-10-09 15:16  

#3  well it only saved them another $33 million on top of the 25 million the doc didn't get as the reward money. They need too get that man out and do him right.
Posted by: chris   2019-10-09 13:25  

#2  His imprisonment caused outrage and saw the US cut federal aid to Pakistan by $33m (£27m) - $1m for every year of his jail sentence.

Anyone ever read, or hear bout about the DoS or Klingon foreign aid protestations? No, me neither.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-10-09 12:23  

#1  US President Donald Trump promised in his 2016 election campaign that he would get Dr Afridi released in "two minutes" if elected - but that never happened.

And by 'never', we mean it has not happened yet. I wouldn't bet against the Donald. Just sayin'...
Posted by: SteveS   2019-10-09 11:57  

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