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Hit-and-run Swiss diplomat injures man in Islamabad
* Police often sides with diplomats to press the victim for patch-up
By Ikram Junaidi
ISLAMABAD: It has been a routine that diplomats and embassy officials in the federal capital violate laws while police pressurises the harmed citizens for a patch up.
The episode of US Consulates Raymond Davis can be termed as an extraordinary incident as he was involved in gun totting and shooting, otherwise it would have been hushed up in the name of diplomatic immunity. According to sources, on Saturday night a diplomat not only violated a traffic signal but also hit and injured a man. Swiss diplomat, Snyveanne Moundllet, jumped a traffic signal at Radio Pakistan Chowk in her car and hit a watchman, Mahfooz, who was riding a cycle. He was taken to a nearby hospital. Soon after the treatment, police informed him that the diplomat wanted a patch-up and he has to give in writing that he didnt want to file a case against her.
Sources said police did not arrest the women nor bothered to seize her car despite the fact that the vehicle bore an ordinary registration number. Sources said, on July 25, 2010, a diplomat had killed Jawadur Rehman on Seventh Avenue. On October 28, 2010, an under secretary of the US embassy had knocked down Rahmatullah, an employee of CDA. In both the cases police forced the affected citizens to make a deal, they added.
The Lahore incident will be another example, if it is proved that Davis victims were not robbers, Punjab Police will force their families and relatives of the motorbike rider, who as crushed by a car driven by the consulates driver to patch up with the killers.
Davis had a very bad repute among the officials of federal police. Whenever officials wanted to check his vehicle he abused them. Police officials suspected that Davis carried weapons and a wireless set in his car but he never allowed anyone to check it. Davis joined the US marine force, but later switched over to FBI and served in Iraq and Afghanistan from where he came to Pakistan. He has been living in the country for the last 22 months.
The embassy has declared him a diplomat and said that the Lahore police violated the Vienna Convention by arresting a diplomat.
When contacted, Advocate Razzaq said according to Pakistans law a case could be filed against a diplomatic agent if he indulged in any activity outside his official functions.He said Vienna Convention required diplomats that it was duty of all persons enjoying privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving state.
* Police often sides with diplomats to press the victim for patch-up
By Ikram Junaidi
ISLAMABAD: It has been a routine that diplomats and embassy officials in the federal capital violate laws while police pressurises the harmed citizens for a patch up.
The episode of US Consulates Raymond Davis can be termed as an extraordinary incident as he was involved in gun totting and shooting, otherwise it would have been hushed up in the name of diplomatic immunity. According to sources, on Saturday night a diplomat not only violated a traffic signal but also hit and injured a man. Swiss diplomat, Snyveanne Moundllet, jumped a traffic signal at Radio Pakistan Chowk in her car and hit a watchman, Mahfooz, who was riding a cycle. He was taken to a nearby hospital. Soon after the treatment, police informed him that the diplomat wanted a patch-up and he has to give in writing that he didnt want to file a case against her.
Sources said police did not arrest the women nor bothered to seize her car despite the fact that the vehicle bore an ordinary registration number. Sources said, on July 25, 2010, a diplomat had killed Jawadur Rehman on Seventh Avenue. On October 28, 2010, an under secretary of the US embassy had knocked down Rahmatullah, an employee of CDA. In both the cases police forced the affected citizens to make a deal, they added.
The Lahore incident will be another example, if it is proved that Davis victims were not robbers, Punjab Police will force their families and relatives of the motorbike rider, who as crushed by a car driven by the consulates driver to patch up with the killers.
Davis had a very bad repute among the officials of federal police. Whenever officials wanted to check his vehicle he abused them. Police officials suspected that Davis carried weapons and a wireless set in his car but he never allowed anyone to check it. Davis joined the US marine force, but later switched over to FBI and served in Iraq and Afghanistan from where he came to Pakistan. He has been living in the country for the last 22 months.
The embassy has declared him a diplomat and said that the Lahore police violated the Vienna Convention by arresting a diplomat.
When contacted, Advocate Razzaq said according to Pakistans law a case could be filed against a diplomatic agent if he indulged in any activity outside his official functions.He said Vienna Convention required diplomats that it was duty of all persons enjoying privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving state.
