Thursday, February 3, 2011

Pakistan Continues To Hold In Prison A U.S. Consulate Worker

Raymond Davis is escorted by police and officials out of court after facing a judge in Lahore, January 28, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Tariq Saeed

Pakistan Holds US Consulate Worker, Raymond Davis, Over Shootings -- Global Post

A US consulate employee who allegedly killed two Pakistani men in Lahore will be held for eight more days, despite U.S. insistence the man has diplomatic immunity.

A U.S. consulate employee who allegedly killed two Pakistani men will be held for eight more days, a prosecutor said Thursday, despite U.S. insistence the man has diplomatic immunity.

Raymond Davis, described in initial reports as a security officer at the Lahore consulate, claims he shot the two men in self-defense as they were trying to rob him.

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More News On Pakistan Detaining A US Consulate Worker

Pakistan court extends detention of US embassy official -- Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan Court Extends Detention of US Diplomat -- Voice of America
Judge: U.S. diplomat to be held for eight more days in Pakistan -- CNN
Pakistan court extends detention of U.S. diplomat -- Reuters
Pakistani Court Orders American Held For Eight More Days -- Radio Free Europe
Pakistan court extends custody of US man Raymond Davis -- BBC
Davis enjoys diplomatic immunity: Rehman -- Arab news

My Comment: Even Pakistan's interior minister has made it known that Raymond Davis has diplomatic immunity .... but he is still in jail. This is a heads-up on what goes for normal in Pakistan today.

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