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Azam Tariqs alleged murderer caught in Greece
 A Pakistani arrested last weekend at an Athens airport was identified by Pakistani authorities on Tuesday as a fugitive cleric wanted for the murder of Maulana Azam Tariq. Pakistani authorities said that Sayed Mohammed Sibtain Kazmi, a Shia cleric accused of involvement in the 2003 murder of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan head, was arrested at Athens International Airport on Saturday.
| Holy man-on-holy man violence. I like it. |
Greek police have not confirmed the suspects identity and said only that a Pakistani national wanted for murder in his country was arrested on Saturday after arriving from Britain. Police also said that the suspect previously had travelled to the Netherlands, Germany and France and was found carrying a fake passport.
| It's an old Pakistani tradition. Wonder where he got his money? |
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao identified Kazmi, saying that he is accused of involvement in the killing of Tariq. Kazmi has been on the run since being declared fugitive in 2004, and Interpol has issued an international warrant for his arrest. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said that Pakistani authorities would likely seek Kazmis extradition but no formal application had yet been made. Greek judicial authorities said that a panel could consider extraditing him. But under Greek law, a suspect cannot be extradited if he faces the death penalty in his home country.
Posted by: Fred 2006-03-15 |
