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Pak rape victim asks govt to lift restrictions on her movement
Follow-up on yesterday's story. Very EFL.
A Pakistani woman who was gang-raped on orders from a village council asked the government on Saturday to lift restrictions on her movement, a day after a court ordered the release of a dozen men detained in her high-profile case. Mukhtar Mai, 36, said she had suddenly been included without explanation on a government list of people who cannot leave Pakistan.

"Now, police deployed at my home for my protection are not allowing me to go anywhere," Mai told The Associated Press by phone from Meerwala village, about 565 kilometers (350 miles) southwest of Islamabad where she lives with her family. "I demand that all restrictions on my movement be lifted so that I could travel to Islamabad to meet with my lawyer," she said.
I think Ms. Mai should get a medical visa to come to the US for treatment. She undoubtedly has problems related to her attack that will require therapy for oh, 2 to 3 years. At some point when things are quiet we could grant her and her family asylum. Works for me.

Posted by: Steve White 2005-06-12
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=121425