Raymond Davis - how important is this situation?
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-1247733...
So the Pakistani people are making quite a big deal out of this apparently.
Now given the importance of Pakistan in the region, how important could this situation turn out to be?
Basically, the US are claiming he is a diplomat, and therefore immune to Pakistani court prosecution. The Pakistani people on the otherhand are calling for this guys head!
The Pakistani government are caught in the middle, as on one side they risk enraging the public by releasing Raymond Davis....and on the other they risk upsetting the US government, which could result in withdrawl of substantial monetary "aid".
Various threats being made by both sides....and given the strong links to terrorism and the ability to control terrorism in th region, are these threats to be taken seriously?
So the Pakistani people are making quite a big deal out of this apparently.
Now given the importance of Pakistan in the region, how important could this situation turn out to be?
Basically, the US are claiming he is a diplomat, and therefore immune to Pakistani court prosecution. The Pakistani people on the otherhand are calling for this guys head!
The Pakistani government are caught in the middle, as on one side they risk enraging the public by releasing Raymond Davis....and on the other they risk upsetting the US government, which could result in withdrawl of substantial monetary "aid".
Various threats being made by both sides....and given the strong links to terrorism and the ability to control terrorism in th region, are these threats to be taken seriously?
The Pakistani President, the corrupt thief and our man, Zardari is under continuous pressure at home for being too pro American. He's currently caught between a rock and a hard place. This could all be a drama to show people at home he's actually not too pro-American and is his own man.
Give it a few weeks and Davis will be released.
Give it a few weeks and Davis will be released.
Magog said:
Theres no way he isn't CIA though is there, just judging from his build, demeanour and the way he behaved in the short bits of video released on the internet. Does that change his status?
"this man has diplomatic immunity as an administrator of technical employees of the embassy of the United States in Islamabad" said Senator Kerry...what else could he be?...
It appears this Davis chap is a bit more important than most people initially thought:
Telegraph said:
Raymond Davis 'was acting head of CIA in Pakistan'
A US intelligence agent arrested after shooting dead two men was the acting head of the CIA in Pakistan and had been gathering intelligence for drone attacks, according to intelligence sources.
Full storyA US intelligence agent arrested after shooting dead two men was the acting head of the CIA in Pakistan and had been gathering intelligence for drone attacks, according to intelligence sources.
He's been released.
BBC said:
A Pakistani court has acquitted a US CIA contractor of two counts of murder at a hearing held at a prison in Lahore, a government official has said.
Raymond Davis, 36, was alleged to have shot dead two men in the eastern city of Lahore in January following what he said was an attempted armed robbery.
The acquittal came when relatives of the dead men pardoned him in court.
They confirmed to the judge overseeing the case that they had received compensation - known as "blood money".
Under Pakistani law, relatives of a murder victim can pardon the killer.
Reports say about 18 family members of the two dead men were in court on Wednesday and confirmed that they wanted Mr Davis to be freed and pardoned because they had received "blood money".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12757244Raymond Davis, 36, was alleged to have shot dead two men in the eastern city of Lahore in January following what he said was an attempted armed robbery.
The acquittal came when relatives of the dead men pardoned him in court.
They confirmed to the judge overseeing the case that they had received compensation - known as "blood money".
Under Pakistani law, relatives of a murder victim can pardon the killer.
Reports say about 18 family members of the two dead men were in court on Wednesday and confirmed that they wanted Mr Davis to be freed and pardoned because they had received "blood money".
t hits the fan one thing will unify us all, the great dollar bill.MX7 said:
That's a very strange system. It's good that the situation has been resolved though. It could have become quite awkward.
It's the old eye for an eye custom, where you can also buy out your freedom. The other party has to agree to it though. I can imagine in a country like that getting a few £k so the widows can provide for their family means more than locking the guy up. Saying that though, I wonder how much choice the families actually had in the matter?s1962a said:
MX7 said:
That's a very strange system. It's good that the situation has been resolved though. It could have become quite awkward.
It's the old eye for an eye custom, where you can also buy out your freedom. The other party has to agree to it though. I can imagine in a country like that getting a few £k so the widows can provide for their family means more than locking the guy up. Saying that though, I wonder how much choice the families actually had in the matter?s1962a said:
It's the old eye for an eye custom, where you can also buy out your freedom. The other party has to agree to it though. I can imagine in a country like that getting a few £k so the widows can provide for their family means more than locking the guy up. Saying that though, I wonder how much choice the families actually had in the matter?
Indeed. One of the widows even killed herself claiming the state would never give her justice.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-1237903...
However, it's not just Islamic culture that does this. Don't the Japanese have a similar system?
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