Interpol again refuses to extradite Hussain Haqqani

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Not just India. Do add that as well. The whole world think so. Be it U.S, U.K or UN. LOL

Because of Indian propaganda and the past incompetence of Nawaz Sharif that failed to relay Pakistan's narrative. That's changing as we speak.

 

[HariPrasad]

That is why Russia never bothers with organizations like interpol and do what needs to be done.

Yes, but that requires the strength llke Russia to do whatever they like.

 

[Solomon2]

Read hypocrisy above Shlomo.

As I've shown, it's not there: It's only called hypocrisy, it isn't really hypocrisy. And I'm sure Pakistanis find this frustrating, that reality isn't what their political leaders say it is and that this is one of those times where the rest of the world won't accede to Pakistani leaders' serve-serving lies to salve away the shame of their followers' misplaced loyalties.

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Yes, but that requires the strength llke Russia to do whatever they like.

These thing just require political will and no non sense approach towards protecting national interest and national security. Saudi Arabia is not powerful yet they eliminated Khashogi.

 

[Clutch]

As I've shown, it's not there: It's only called hypocrisy, it isn't really hypocrisy. And I'm sure Pakistanis find this frustrating, that reality isn't what their political leaders say it is and that this is one of those times where the rest of the world won't accede to Pakistani leaders' serve-serving lies to salve away the shame of their followers' misplaced loyalties.

No there is is no frustration. We know the that the West is hypocritical in its dealings. Just like it is with Israeli aggression versus others.

 

[Solomon2]

No there is is no frustration. We know -

You're just pretending.

 

[Clutch]

You're just pretending.

And you are just lying. "By deception thou shall do war" - modus operandi

 

[Solomon2]

And you are just lying -

Everyone can read through the thread and determine who is "lying" here.

 

[Clutch]

Everyone can read through the thread and determine who is "lying" here.

The Zionist?

 

[Tom M]

Because of Indian propaganda and the past incompetence of Nawaz Sharif that failed to relay Pakistan's narrative. That's changing as we speak.

Well I didn't ask for any justification/reasons. I was just stating the facts on ground. LOL

 

[Clutch]

Well I didn't ask for any justification/reasons. I was just stating the facts on ground.

I was actually stating facts you were stating your facts.

 

[Clutch]

Well I didn't ask for any justification/reasons. I was just stating the facts on ground. LOL

Govt seeking extradition of Haqqani from US on embezzlement charges


The Newspaper's Staff ReporterUpdated January 05, 2019
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Hussain Haqqani was at the centre of the Memogate scandal. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: After failing to get former ambassador Hussain Haqqani through Interpol, the government has initiated the process of seeking his extradition from the United States through the Foreign Office on allegations of embezzlement.

“The Ministry of Interior has transferred a 355-page extradition dossier to the Foreign Office, which will be sent to the State Department for Mr Haqqani’s extradition,” a source told Dawn.

In this connection deliberations are being held within the Foreign Office over legal aspects of the case.

Interior ministry has transferred a 355-page dossier to Foreign Office to be sent to State Department for the purpose

The Supreme Court had, through a suo motu notice related to implementation of an earlier SC order of bringing Mr Haqqani back, directed the government to ensure his repatriation.

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A nine-member SC bench, headed by the then chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, had on June 4, 2013, directed the government to use all legal channels to bring him back.

Mr Haqqani, who was at the centre of a controversy over allegedly sending a memorandum to the then US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen seeking his direct intervention to avert a possible overthrow of the PPP government by the military, is currently based in the United States.

A commission constituted by the Supreme Court commonly known as the ‘Memogate Commission’ had in its report held Mr Haqqani as the originator and architect of the memo.

The government has on at least a couple of occasions in the past sought Interpol warrants for Mr Haqqani’s arrest, but could not convince the international criminal police to act. On one occasion the request for warrants was turned down because of the absence of a criminal charge, while the second time, when a treason charge had been made against the former envoy, the request was not entertained because treason did not constitute grounds for extradition under the international law, a source said.

Later, in March 2018, seven years after Mr Haqqani’s resignation over the memogate scandal, a case of embezzlement of $2 million was registered against him, which is now being made the basis for seeking his extradition.

But, legal experts say, the US Statute of Limitations require that a case must have been initiated within five years of the crime and hence Mr Haqqani’s case does not fulfil that condition.

The sources at the Foreign Office, who have been following the case, too didn’t appear very hopeful about the extradition request that they would be making. Besides the Statute of Limitations handicap, it is said Pakistan and the US do not have bilateral extradition treaty even though the latter has in the past considered the former’s extradition requests on merit. Admiral Mansurul Haq and Hamish Khan of the Bank of Punjab were extradited in the past.

The US, legal experts say, does not extradite in ‘political cases’ and Mr Haqqani’s case potentially falls within the political category. They believe that even if the State Department agrees, the process could entail lengthy court proceedings in the US before the extradition could actually take place.

They note that the shifting grounds for seeking Mr Haqqani’s extradition have damaged the case as well.

Published in Dawn, January 5th, 2019


@Solomon2
@Tom M

 

[Mahmood-ur-Rehman]

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has refused to act against former Pakistan ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, sources familiar with the case have confirmed.

The government of Pakistan is now considering asking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to approach the US government for Haqqani’s extradition after second refusal by the Interpol. As a matter of policy, the US govt doesn’t consider extradition in political cases and in the case of Haqqani it’s almost impossible that the US govt will take any action.

The Supreme Court has been informed about the refusal by the Interpol Haqqani’s case. In January 2018, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had reopened the Memogate case based on a petition filed in November 2011 by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and several others and demanded that Haqqani be produced before the Supreme Court.

The FIA registered a case for embezzlement and corruption against Haqqani in March 2018 relating to his tenure as ambassador (2008-2011), expecting that a criminal charge would result in Interpol acting against Haqqani.In April 2018, Interpol turned down the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s request to issue arrest warrants for Haqqani, who is now based in Washington. “The General Secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, hereby certifies that as of today (April 18, 2018), Mr. Husain Haqqani, born on July 1, 1956, is not subject to an Interpol Blue Notice or diffusion and is not known in Interpol’s data basis,” a letter issued by Interpol’s office of legal affairs said at the time.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/413576-interpol-again-refuses-to-extradite-haqqani

Supreme court chief is supporting Hussain Haqani godfather Zardari by questioning the government why they put 172 corrupt people on ECL. First Supreme court will pressurize the government not to put these culprit on ECL and support them to leave the country When they will left the country then Supreme court will blame the PTI letting them leave the country and will say now take them back all is topi drama to deceive the nation

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Pakistan too, is harboring a lot of actors, who are wanted in other countries for crimes much worse than embezzlement.

Do you recommend, bullet for them too?

They are all pakistanis. And nobody have proofs against them.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

kill him