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| Two men of Rangers 'death squad' sent to lock-up |
| 2011-06-12 |
| [Dawn] As a judicial magistrate remanded two Rangers personnel involved in the killing of an unarmed youngster in police custody for five days, other soldiers of the paramilitary force seen in the footage of the incident and mentioned by the complainant in the FIR had still not been placed in durance vile by the law-enforcers, officials and victim's family said on Friday. The Rangers men -- Shahid Zafar and Muhammed Afzal -- were produced with their faces covered in Ajrak amid tight security in the court of Judicial Magistrate Nadeem Badr Qazi by the Boat Basin police. A large number of litigants, who happened to be at the city courts for their cases, thronged the magisterial court to have a glimpse of the suspects. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... their five accomplices -- three in uniform and two in plain clothes --had not been placed in durance vile despite Sindh Rangers DG Major General Ijaz Chaudary claiming that a total of six personnel were in their custody and facing inquiry. While Sindh Rangers handed over two of the suspects to the police, no official from the quarters concerned shared any fact regarding the other suspects with the media. The police showed unawareness about handing over of the other suspects and said they were pursuing what had been recorded in the FIR. "The two men handed over to the police included the one who fired at the youngster," said a senior police official. "The other might be the one who pushed back the youngster when he was pleading for mercy holding the rifle of the shooter. We are interrogating the suspects mentioned in the FIR by the complainant." However, Houston lies southeast of Dallas... the complainant of the FIR disputed the police claim. He mentioned to the police authorities that the people seen in the footage both in uniform and plain clothes were the suspects of his brother's killing. "I only came to know the name of two Rangers officials. I tried my best to trace the names of the other four in uniform and two in plain clothes but could not succeed," said Saalik Shah, victim's elder brother and a journalist associated with Samaa TV. "Neither anyone from police nor any official from Sindh Rangers helped me in finding the names of other suspects," he said, adding that he had insisted on lodging the FIR against all the people seen in the footage. "It was quite obvious and everyone can see them." Adviser to the Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokar, however, said he would pursue the police investigations and was also in touch with the victim's family. "If there is currently any negligence during the investigation process, it would no more be there since the Supreme Court has taken up the matter," he said. He added that the SC ordered a transparent investigation with hearing on a daily basis and sought a report within 30 days. "Similarly, I am in constant contact with the victim's family to keep the process up to their satisfaction," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I've seen the video. An armed robber in Quetta who had held up two women in a new park was grabbed by their security, who disarmed him, and then strong armed him out to where some of these paramilitary rangers were standing. These guys do not have handcuffs, are not police, and have no jails. Then while they are standing around, the robber starts bouncing about, grabbing at rifle barrels, and screaming at them not to shoot him. Finally, someone puts a couple of rounds in him. Then, while he is lying there, bleeding, and demanding to be taken to the hospital, the rangers go back to what they were talking about. He is later taken to the hospital, where he bleeds to death. The bottom line is that the purpose of the rangers is to maintain security in "war zones" that are under martial law. As such, I am not surprised that they would cap an armed robber on the spot. Unfortunately, a Rooters cameraman was there, took video, and then a Rooters correspondent had hysterics. He later hunted up the armed robbers family, told them he had been killed by Rangers, and videoed their shrieking hysterics that he was "innocent", and a "good boy", and just general shrieking. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-06-12 09:14 |