Thursday, February 2, 2017

Pakistan Is Punishing The Family Of The Doctor Who Helped The CIA Track Down Osama Bin Laden

Dr Shakeel Afridi

AFP: Pakistan tightens screws on bin Laden doctor's family

Pakistan has refused to grant identity cards to the family of Shakeel Afridi, the jailed doctor who helped the CIA hunt for Osama bin Laden, his lawyer said, effectively denying them passports and voting rights.

Afridi has been languishing in prison for more than five years after his fake vaccination programme helped the CIA track and kill the Al Qaeda leader.

His lawyer Qamar Nadim told AFP Wednesday that officials are refusing to renew Afridi's wife's ID card, which expired in December, because her husband's card had lapsed in 2014. He has also been denied a new card.

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WNU Editor: The Pakistan government is making it very clear that they have no intention of releasing him to the U.S. at any time .... Shakeel Afridi won’t be released nor handed over to US, Senate told (Daily Times). Pakistan is testing the Trump administration on this case .... they want to see how he will respond.

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