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| Under-trial prisoner killed by Camp Jail inmates |
| 2014-05-25 |
| [DAWN] LAHORE: An under-trial prisoner was strangled allegedly by two inmates facing murder charges in their cell at a barrack where Friday prayers were offered in the Camp Jail. Victim Qazi Afzal, 50, of Kharrak, Multan Road, was in the jail for the last four months in connection with two murder cases. Shadman police registered a murder case against suspects, Raza Ahmad and Rashid Ali, on the complaint of the jail administration. A police investigator said the incident had taken place despite the presence of armed jail guards. Camp Jail Superintendent Naveed Ashraf didn't see any negligence or security lapse. He said according to preliminary inquiry, Afzal went to the suspect's barrack for offering Friday prayers. The suspects, who knew Afzal before landing in the prison a year ago, took him to their cell and strangled him. He said a jail warder, assigned with the job to keep an eye on prisoners during prayers, was alerted by other prisoners. Mr Ashraf said action was not taken against any jail official as an inquiry was still continuing. He said they would probe whether the suspects were hired to kill Afzal. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 This is one argument in favor of the death penalty. Some US states used to have laws requiring an automatic death penalty for any one who killed a prison guard. Then Lemuel Smith killed Donna Payant, and was sentenced to death. He appealed and was granted a new trial because the law did not take into account "extenuating circumstances". |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-05-25 13:56 |
| #2 "We're innocent! Again!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-25 12:50 |
| #1 "was strangled allegedly by two inmates facing murder charges" Hey, do what you know how to do. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-05-25 08:59 |