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Murder suspects walking on hot coal
MULTAN: Two people, Muhammad Atiq and Abdul Hafeez, proved their innocence in a murder case by walking on burning embers in Retra, Dera Ghazi Khan. The family of the deceased Muhammad Moosa exonerated them of the murder charge on Monday. " It is our tradition that the accused have to walk on red embers for a specific distance to prove their innocence in murder cases. We believe that fire cannot burn innocent people," Sikhani Union Council Ex-Nazim Khalil Sikhani told reporters on Tuesday.
| Try this simple experiment, Khalil: Find something you're innocent of, if there is such a thing, and take a quick walk across some hot coals. See if they burn you. Dumbass. |
Dera Ghazi Khan DPO Salman Chaudhry said, "We cannot take any action against any community or tribe for acting upon their customs."
| "They're still back there, somewhere in the 13th century. To get 'em out, I think we'd have to blast..." |
Moosa was slaughtered in Retra when he was sleeping in front of his shop at night in September 2004. Moosa's family later mentioned five suspects, three of whom proved their innocence two months ago. Atiq and Hafeez however had to pay Rs 15,000 to Moulvi Miandad before walking on the embers.
| And you don't think the payoff had anything to do with successfully negotiating the hot coals? Think real hard now... |
More than 200 people including the nazim, naib nazim and councillors of the area witnessed the event.
Posted by: Fred 2005-07-06 |
