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Dr Shakeel Afridi lawyer flees away from Pakistan because of security concern
own | 12 december | musarrat ullah jan

Posted on 12/11/2013 11:21:49 AM PST by musarratullah

Peshawar, The lawyer of the Dr Shakeel Afridi escaped from the Pakistan and run in Dubai on Wednesday. Unknown people threaten him because of the counseling of Dr Shakeel Afridi. Who’s behind the prison in the linked with Lashker Islam (Banned organization) in Khyber agency (tribal area of Pakistan). The lawyer for a Pakistani doctor – Shekel Afridi – who helped the US to track down Osama bin Laden has fled the country after receiving threats from militants, relatives said. Lawyer Sami Ullah Afridi went abroad after militants threatened to blow up his car and kill his family, a relative confirmed. “We cannot disclose the country he left for due to security threats to his life,” the relative said, asking for anonymity because he was also scared of militants. “Militants warned him to stop pleading the case or else he and his family would face the consequences.” Lawyer Afridi represented Doctor Shekel Afridi, who ran a fake vaccination campaign to try to help U.S. officials find al-Qaeda chief bin laden. Doctor Afridi was arrested after US Special Forces killed bin Laden in May 2011 in the town of Abbott abad. The secret raid outraged Pakistan and strained relations between the allies. Following the arrest, doctor Afridi was sentenced to 33 years in jail for being the member of an outlawed militant group Lashker-e-Islam, an accusation he denied. But in August, Pakistan overturned his conviction, citing procedural errors and ordering a retrial. Now the doctor faces murder charges relating to the death of a patient eight years ago. A judgment is expected on December 18. Sami Ullah Afridi is the second member of the legal team to flee following militant threats Two weeks back he admits it in his interview with journalists that unknown people calling him from an Afghanistan mobile phone and threaten due for the counseling of Dr Shakeel Afridi. He also added that people also demand money from him, because they think that USA gives me money for the counseling of Dr Shakeel Afridi. Sami Ullah Afridi whose member of the Peshawar high court bar and also an active member of FATA lawyer Peshawar, has worked as counselor of Dr Shakeel Afridi in Commissioner FCR court also In FATA tribunal. The other lawyer of Dr Shakeel Afridi Mr. Qamar Afridi confirmed the escape of Sami Ullah Afridi and said that he left Pakistan from Bacha Khan Air Port, but he didn’t share me the reason, that’s why he left the country. Dr Shakeel afridi whose behind the prison due to the links with Banned Organization, his review case in FATA Tribunal Peshawar, Sami Ullah Afridi and Qamar Afridi worked as counselor in Tribunal. The last the hearing was on 9 December, where the 3 member tribunal announced that the final decision will be announced on 18 December 2013. The younger brother of Dr Shakeel Afridi admits that their family has no hope of justice from FATA tribunal and we will challenge the decision In Peshawar high court. He admits that the Save the Children gives 51 million Rupees to his Brother for the vaccination in Abbot Abad, but he also informs that his brother didn’t know about the operation and people used my brother. Query about the current situation the brother of Shakeel Afridi, Mr. Jamil Afridi said that if my brother release, we will send him to the USA, because he have USA visa and we don’t want to lose our brother because the situation is not safe for him. The senior lawyer of the Peshawar High Court and Ex Deputy Attorney General Iqbal Momand said that FATA Tribunal has separate position and after the decision of FATA Tribunal, no one can challenge the decision of the Tribunal in Peshawar High Court, because the Peshawar High court has no jurisdiction. No lawyer comments on the Dr Shakeel Afridi escaped from the country nor the Peshawar High Court or District Bar call for any protest or demand for lawyer protection. Its remind that the commissioner FCR whose suspend the punishment of Dr Shakeel Afridi , killed in different circumstances in Islamabad , still no clear position came after the death of Commissioner FCR , whose was also Commissioner Peshawar. On 30 November 2013 Dr Shakeel Afridi wrote a letter to his lawyer , in which he also condemn the government action and said that I have no permission to meet my lawyer ( counselor ) . In his one page Urdu language letter Dr Shakeel didn’t show any hope from FATA Tribunal Peshawar.


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1 posted on 12/11/2013 11:21:49 AM PST by musarratullah
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To: musarratullah; F15Eagle; Larry Lucido

Well this certainly looks like a lot of words.


2 posted on 12/11/2013 11:30:01 AM PST by Gamecock (There are not just two ways to respond to God but three: irreligion, religion, and the gospel. (TK))
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To: Gamecock

The important points being the Dr who helped us is still being screwed, his lawyer is on the run, and Bam bam won’t do anything.


4 posted on 12/11/2013 11:37:42 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: musarratullah

Escape and keep distance from all moslem fanatics. Avoid all islam controlled areas.


5 posted on 12/11/2013 12:09:35 PM PST by soycd
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