Raymond Davis case: Police findings to be made public
The complete challan along with investigation report will be submitted in the court on February 11.
LAHORE:
The complete challan along with the investigation report in the Qurtaba Chowk shooting case involving US citizen Raymond Davis will be submitted in the court on February 11.
This was stated by Law minister Rana Sanaullah at the Punjab Assembly cafeteria on Tuesday. He was talking to the media following a meeting with clerics of different sects to discuss the security arrangements for the Eid-e-Miladun Nabi.
He said the provincial government was handling the case in accordance with the Criminal Procedures Code. He said once the investigation was complete Davis would be sent to jail.
He said the federal government and the US consulate had yet to respond to provincial government’s letters. He said the consulate had been asked to hand over the vehicle and the driver responsible for Ibadur Rehman’s death minutes after Davis had shot dead two people on January 27. The letter addressed to the federal government a week ago sought to place Davis’s name on the exit control list, he said.
Sanaullah said the government would be forced to submit the challan without US consulate’s account if the latter failed to surrender the vehicle and its driver. This, he said, was likely to create more problems rather than help the US consulate’s interests. He said the capital city police officer was supervising the investigation. The investigation report, he said, would be shared with the media on February 11 after it was submitted in the court. He said investigators were looking at all aspects of the case to ensure that the probe was comprehensive and impartial.
He said while the US government was demanding Davis’s release the provincial government was committed to investigating the case fairly.
“We have refused to succumb to the US pressure,” he said.
He said it was unfortunate that some parties had sought political mileage out of the issue. He said they should realise that it was a very sensitive issue and any irresponsible action could harm national interest “For country’s sake, they should avoid politicizing the issue,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 9th, 2011.
The complete challan along with the investigation report in the Qurtaba Chowk shooting case involving US citizen Raymond Davis will be submitted in the court on February 11.
This was stated by Law minister Rana Sanaullah at the Punjab Assembly cafeteria on Tuesday. He was talking to the media following a meeting with clerics of different sects to discuss the security arrangements for the Eid-e-Miladun Nabi.
He said the provincial government was handling the case in accordance with the Criminal Procedures Code. He said once the investigation was complete Davis would be sent to jail.
He said the federal government and the US consulate had yet to respond to provincial government’s letters. He said the consulate had been asked to hand over the vehicle and the driver responsible for Ibadur Rehman’s death minutes after Davis had shot dead two people on January 27. The letter addressed to the federal government a week ago sought to place Davis’s name on the exit control list, he said.
Sanaullah said the government would be forced to submit the challan without US consulate’s account if the latter failed to surrender the vehicle and its driver. This, he said, was likely to create more problems rather than help the US consulate’s interests. He said the capital city police officer was supervising the investigation. The investigation report, he said, would be shared with the media on February 11 after it was submitted in the court. He said investigators were looking at all aspects of the case to ensure that the probe was comprehensive and impartial.
He said while the US government was demanding Davis’s release the provincial government was committed to investigating the case fairly.
“We have refused to succumb to the US pressure,” he said.
He said it was unfortunate that some parties had sought political mileage out of the issue. He said they should realise that it was a very sensitive issue and any irresponsible action could harm national interest “For country’s sake, they should avoid politicizing the issue,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 9th, 2011.