Hizbut Tahrir ties: Brigadier Ali, 3 other officers found guilty
According to an ISPR statement announcing the final verdict, Brigadier Ali Khan will be imprisoned for five years, Major Sohail Akbar for three years, Major Jawwad Bashir for two years and Major Inayat Aziz for 18 months.
The court martial proceedings against these army officers were concluded earlier last month.
The ISPR statement said that the accused have the right to appeal against the decision.
Brig Khan was arrested in May last year; a day later four army majors were also arrested for alleged links with HuT.
Brigadier Khan was also accused of attempted mutiny.
The HuT calls for creating a pan-Islamic caliphate system by ousting, what it says, the pro-American government in the country.
Sources had earlier said that though Brig Khan was allegedly in contact with HuT, the main reason behind his detention appears to be his highly critical stance on the army’s high command over its relationship with the US.
According to the BBC, Brig Khan started writing letters to army generals, some of whom were his former colleagues, with suggestions on how to become ‘self-reliant’ and “to purge the army of the American influence”.
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May Allah helps him.He is very kind person he just want to save his country.
i think he was punished for affiliation with HT. what HT wants? to establish the Islamic state and restore the dignity of Muslims.as per their website they are working in most of Muslim countries. so what if ppl like ali khan agree with these ideas. is this crime. if so then what about those ppl who are directly linked with Americans(our enemy no 1), loyal with them supporting them by all means. i think its the right of every single to have such Islamic emotions. this country was created for the Islam, my grandfathers sacrificed for Islam not for the rubbish democracy as failed system. i wish islam establish here.
This is a more detailed article about him at bbc.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13873188
@Imran: Ha! Ha!! Ha!!! Isn't this for Match fixing . . . ??? -;)
Their only mistake was that they conspired against army's top brass too. If they had conspired against civilian government only, they would have become heroes.
This is a very harsh punishment from Pakistan's standards. No army officer has ever been punished for even high treason and atrocities against the civilians in this country. This is the first case and justice no matter how small the punishment is but it is a good start. The army should be purged from the fanatics who only want to overthrow their bosses and take over on one pretext or the other.
@Saad: By that logic court should punish Edhi to life sentence so that a dozen more Edhis will follow through, stop using your stomach for think now will you?
This proves the old adage- Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.
Those who successfully subverted the Constitution and staged coups , are heroes. And the one who failed is a convict.
true champion, an example for others to stand for right.... he stood against american puppets generals or politicians, thats was the nation chants and wants.... the puppets be hanged.
This sacrifice should him n other four stronger n they should pursue the same dream after fulfillment of their sacrifice.
this is just a slap on the wrist.....5 years, 3 years and 18 months...???? too less the punishment...
Isn't death the punishment for treason death? And before I face a liberal onslaught, I'd like to make it clear that, 1) I'm a liberal myself, 2)Treason is punished by death even in the United States.
This trial and verdict is a farce. The trial was carried out in secret with no credible evidence ever being presented publicly apart from allegations which a pro-US army leadership has every incentive to make. Is this what justice means in Pakistan today? And what about the real elephant in the room i.e the continued co-operation by Pakistan's civil and military rulers with the US? It is not Brig Ali who has allowed the US drone strikes to kill Pakistani citizens or the resumption of the NATO supply lines yet he gets accused of treason! What a joke!
To understand this case, u may need to understand what the HuT is and what it wanted Brig Ali to do for it.
Its not as simple.
The Civilian Courts have made a hash out of the judicial system.Military courts still function and punish culprits.
Which sect of Islam? The one you follow or the one I follow?
@True Muslim Paki:
Yes the country is already blessed by the mullahs. What more can you hope for? As a serving soldier he should have been shot.
this is example for those officers and soldiers who are serving the nation,if you say no to your officer u will be punished like this
Must be hanged for such a big crime. they insulted and demaged Pakistan's most precious institution. They killed many innocent. I protest agaist this ruling. Someting is fishy going on here. Mr. Kyani wake up, please, before its too late.
Does anyone know if it was a fair trial? Any record of the proceedings anywhere?
Army doesnt like islamization of armed forces. But someday we'll have islamic army.
Superficial knowledge of history can lead to such childish ideas of caliphate
Can any body, who so ever, dare chammenging the verdit, or even ask for details the of proceedings, at least. I don't think so.
Army is a disciplined force. If Brig Ali wanted to bring revolution in the country, he should have retired from the service. That Army was pro US or anti US, was not his personal problem. No Army in the world tolerates these activities. And who is this Hizb ut Tahreer? Before establishing their Govt in poor countries, they should realise that Muslims are backward because of less education. Dont these guys have any sense of proportion.
@Nasir Mahmood: If this is the case then whole nation should be punished
A few years imprisonment on planning a suicide attack on the GHQ using an F-16 to eliminate the entire army top brass is almost an incentive for the like-mindeds of Brig. Ali.
This is wrong, absolutely wrong.. The One who stands for Islam is being sentenced to imprisoned by the Sham Military courts. Allah will not show any Mercy..
Should be jailed forever. This is treason.
it should have been an exemplary punishment for others but only five years?
5 years for mutiny by an Army soldier.....and 33 years for helping to catch the world's mosted wanted terrorist!!! What's wrong with you guys.....please wake up and smell the rot!!!
People within who knows him testifies you that he is very gentle and kind of nature, whereas nowadays its very common in Pakistan that if you want to punish somebody then create a link with any terrorist or banned organization. Linking an outstanding career officer with wrong and false accusations is not a good example. His only fault was to question openly about OBL killing within Army area in front a four star general which can built pressure against Army head. @Kumail: dont be shocked. It was not mutiny. Even a single Corps Commander cant bring mutiny whereas Army never spoke about mutiny in this case, only linked him with HT.
Perhaps Ali's fault was that he criticized Army leaderships relations with America.
this is example for those officers and soldiers who are serving the nation,if you say no to your officer u will be punished like this
They will come out bitter after 5 years and will be more harmful to the society then. We have really short memories.
just five years imprisonment for attempting mutiny? i'm shocked.....mutiny in the army by an officer as high as this should have exemplary punishment