State Department Just Bribed Families Of Murdered Pakistanis To Free The CIA Spook
They really, really couldn't let the a court force him to explain what the hell he was doing.
CIA contractor Raymond Davis freed in Pakistan killings
"A CIA contractor charged with murdering two Pakistani men was freed Wednesday after the victims' families pardoned him and accepted financial compensation, a resolution viewed by many analysts as the best option to soothe strained relations between the U.S. and Pakistan while minimizing the potential for a volatile reaction from Pakistanis who wanted the American tried and convicted.
Just hours after a trial court judge in Lahore announced Davis' formal indictment on murder charges, Raymond Davis, a 36-year-old American, was on a plane headed for London. Rana Sanaullah, a Punjab provincial law minister, said Davis' release was triggered by the decision of the families of the two Pakistani men to accept diyat, an Islamic tradition included in Pakistani law that permits the heirs of a murder victim to accept financial compensation in exchange for pardoning the accused.
Sanaullah said members of the families of the victims, Faizan Haider and Faheem Shamshad, appeared in court after the indictment was handed down and said they had agreed to pardon Davis. With that decision, the trial court announced his acquittal and paved the way for his swift release.
"They confirmed in court that they forgave Davis after receiving diyat," Sanaullah said. "This right to forgive is given to them by Sharia and Pakistani law, and neither you nor I nor the court can snatch this right from them. They used their right, and the court released him."
The terms of the compensation received by the families had not been announced as of early Wednesday evening. Officials with the U.S. Consulate in Lahore were present at Wednesday's court hearing and left with Davis after he was released, Sanaullah said. Officials with the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad could not be reached for comment early Wednesday evening."
CIA contractor Raymond Davis freed in Pakistan killings
"A CIA contractor charged with murdering two Pakistani men was freed Wednesday after the victims' families pardoned him and accepted financial compensation, a resolution viewed by many analysts as the best option to soothe strained relations between the U.S. and Pakistan while minimizing the potential for a volatile reaction from Pakistanis who wanted the American tried and convicted.
Just hours after a trial court judge in Lahore announced Davis' formal indictment on murder charges, Raymond Davis, a 36-year-old American, was on a plane headed for London. Rana Sanaullah, a Punjab provincial law minister, said Davis' release was triggered by the decision of the families of the two Pakistani men to accept diyat, an Islamic tradition included in Pakistani law that permits the heirs of a murder victim to accept financial compensation in exchange for pardoning the accused.
Sanaullah said members of the families of the victims, Faizan Haider and Faheem Shamshad, appeared in court after the indictment was handed down and said they had agreed to pardon Davis. With that decision, the trial court announced his acquittal and paved the way for his swift release.
"They confirmed in court that they forgave Davis after receiving diyat," Sanaullah said. "This right to forgive is given to them by Sharia and Pakistani law, and neither you nor I nor the court can snatch this right from them. They used their right, and the court released him."
The terms of the compensation received by the families had not been announced as of early Wednesday evening. Officials with the U.S. Consulate in Lahore were present at Wednesday's court hearing and left with Davis after he was released, Sanaullah said. Officials with the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad could not be reached for comment early Wednesday evening."
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