Davis's
release challenged in Pakistan court
Thursday March 17, 2011 02:32:46 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: A
petition was filed in a Pakistan court Thursday challenging the
release of CIA security contractor Raymond Davis, who was let off
Wednesday after paying compensation to the kin of the two people
he had shot in January, a media report said.
The petition filed by barrister Iqbal Jafri in the Lahore High
Court stated that the families of the two dead Pakistani nationals
- Faizan and Faheem - were pressurised by the government into
pardoning Davis, Dawn News reported.
The petition said Davis's pardoning and immediate release was in
violation of the law, and requested the court to invalidate the
decision and direct the authorities to initiate proceedings
against those who brought about his release.
A court in Lahore Wednesday acquitted Davis after payment of
compensation. A US Air Force plane carrying 12 men, reportedly
including Davis, later took off from Lahore airport for
Afghanistan.
Davis, 36, shot dead two Pakistanis on a motorcycle in Lahore Jan
27, in what he described as an attempted armed robbery. He claimed
he acted in self-defence.
He was a member of a security team assigned to protect CIA
operatives in Lahore collecting intelligence on militant groups.
Various religious and political parties as well as social and
lawyers' organisations Thursday held protests in different cities
against Davis's acquittal, Geo News said.
In Multan, lawyers of the district and high courts boycotted court
proceedings, while activists of the Jamat-e-Islami staged
demonstrations.
Political parties and the Labour Qaumi Movement held protests in
Faisalabad.
Protesters chanted slogans against Davis and burnt tyres in Laki
Marwat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffarghar, Charsada, and cities in
Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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