Raymond Davis Case: Developing Story

[American Eagle]

Some on this Thread during recent days wonder what the US media coverage of Raymond Davis seeking Diplomatic Immunity as a person subjected to an attempted armed stick up is currently.

This clip is from the Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 issue of THE WASHINGTON POST. The first paragraph accompanied a photo which I could not copy to repeat it here. The second paragraph is the story, aside from the write up surrounding the picture I failed to get copied here.

An armored car carries a U.S. consular employee, suspected in a shooting, leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. A judge ruled Thursday that police can keep holding a U. S. Embassy employee accused of killing two Pakistanis for at least eight more days, officials said. The U.S. says the American, identified by Pakistanis as Raymond Allen Davis, has diplomatic immunity and that Pakistan must free him. U.S. officials say he shot the two Pakistanis in the city of Lahore because they were trying to rob him.(AP Photo/Hamza Ahmed) (Hamza Ahmed - AP)

Police vehicles escort an armored car of a U.S. consular employee, suspected of a shooting, to a court in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. A judge ruled Thursday that police can keep holding a U. S. Embassy employee accused of killing two Pakistanis for at least eight more days, officials said. The U.S. says the American, identified by Pakistanis as Raymond Allen Davis, has diplomatic immunity and that Pakistan must free him. U.S. officials say he shot the two Pakistanis in the city of Lahore because they were trying to rob him.(AP Photo/Hamza Ahmed) (Hamza Ahmed - AP)

 

[Roybot]

Off Topic: I am sure indian diplomats are no saints either
Madhuri Gupta anyone?
another one
Indian diplomat in Britain claims immunity on wife-beating charge


On Topic: Do you have anything else to say?

he beats his wife after having sex with a white

Munir Akram incident anyone?

Diplomats are humans too you know, they make mistakes. So no point mud slinging?

 

[ThunderCat]

How far will the US to go to jeopardize the relationship with Pakistan on the war in Afghanistan, nuclear security and cooperation over terrorism, for one man, if he is indeed not found to have diplomatic immunity.

Because he may know far too much. Studying the mysteries and questions surrounding him and his and the embassy's refusal to speak, it's evident he's some kind of agent with knowledge on controversial classified information. Maybe not about his work in Pakistan, but in Iraq and Afghanistan where he's been to.

You have to understand the evidence from the case shows he's no ordinary American in Pakistan.

 

[Patriotic_Pakistani]

A foreign newspaper agency has claimed that Raymond Davis who was involved in murder of three persons in Lahore, will be released in a few days.
Two Pakistani officials in the United States told a foreign news agency on Friday they expect Davis to be free in days, once a Pakistani court goes over documents US officials have submitted to prove his diplomatic status. The Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. US officials say Raymond Davis, who works at the consulate in Lahore, acted in self-defense in shooting and killing two armed men who approached him on the street after robbing someone else. Publicly, Pakistani officials have avoided definitive statements on whether Davis qualifies for diplomatic immunity, saying his fate is up to the court. But the officials who spoke to the news agency and said that their government had to let the case proceed until the US produced the necessary documents on Davis' status. They said Pakistani police believed the evidence supported Davis' story.

Dunya News: Pakistan:-Davis to be released very soon: Foreign news agency

 

[Patriotic_Pakistani]

ISLAMABAD: A visiting delegation of the powerful US House Armed Services Committee conveyed a veiled threat on Friday that Pakistan-US defence cooperation could be under cloud if the standoff persisted on the issue of immunity for Raymond Davis, an American national accused of killing two men in Lahore.

This was perhaps the strongest yet US message conveyed to Pakistani leaders.

“In a meeting today with Prime Minister Gilani, a bipartisan US congressional delegation protested the continued illegal detention of the American diplomat in Lahore,” a late-night press statement issued by the US embassy said.

Under diplomatic norms, protestations or differences during high-level interactions are not officially revealed to the press by foreign missions.

The statement said the delegation “called on the government of Pakistan to abide by its obligation under international and Pakistani law to recognise his diplomatic immunity, and immediately release him.”

The three-member delegation is led by Buck McKeon, Chairman of the House Committee.

A source present at the meeting said the delegation’s protest was quite strongly worded and was being seen as a warning that bilateral defence cooperation could face problems if Davis was not granted immunity and released without delay.

A statement issued by the prime minister’s office said that while responding to US congressmen’s concern about the welfare of Davis, Mr Gilani assured them that he had been extended due facilities and security by the Punjab government.

The matter, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said, was sub judice and would be decided by court.

A US embassy spokesperson did not respond to a question regarding the nature of the protest.

The government has so far been shying away from taking a clear position on the issue of immunity because of political and diplomatic considerations in addition to the legal complexities in the case.

The US House Armed Services Committee, which is responsible for funding and oversight of defence spending and legislations relating to defence, would soon begin deliberations on the promised $2 billion military and security aid for Pakistan.

Additionally, millions of dollars in Coalition Support Fund, which is primarily reimbursement of expenditures incurred in support of US operations, are still outstanding.

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[Pak_Sher]

Pakistan should block ISAF supplies again, if the US tries to block Pakistan arms supplies. Iran is already blocking fuel supplies to Afghanistan.

 

[The HBS Guy]

Pakistani Foreign office's procrastination is a clear indication that Mr. Davis enjoys diplomatic immunity.

And is is illegal for Pakistan to arrest him.

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[W.11]

yeah!!!, hoo haa hee, as we care, america, but surely u gonna miss afghanistan from now on

 

[Pak_Sher]

Ignore the trollers and guys leets stick to the topic.

 

[ajtr]

AP sources: Pakistan likely to release US diplomat​

(AP) – 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistani officials are indicating that a U.S. diplomat charged with murder in Pakistan may soon be released.
Two Pakistani officials in the United States told The Associated Press on Friday they expect Davis to be free in days, once a Pakistani court goes over documents U.S. officials have submitted to prove his diplomatic status. The Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. U.S. officials say Raymond Davis, who works at the consulate in Lahore, acted in self-defense in shooting and killing two armed men who approached him on the street after robbing someone else.
Publicly, Pakistani officials have avoided definitive statements on whether Davis qualifies for diplomatic immunity, saying his fate is up to the court. But the officials who spoke to AP said their government had to let the case proceed until the U.S. produced the necessary documents on Davis' status. They said Pakistani police believed the evidence supported Davis' story.
Davis was arrested soon after the Jan. 27 shootings. He made a brief appearance in court Thursday, and his next appearance is set for Feb. 11.
Besides the two men who were shot dead, a bystander was killed when he was struck by an American car rushing to the scene to help Davis.

 

[JonAsad]

I dont know why? but every now and then some indian post najam sethi, hey is he your holy man?

Can i post Zaid Hamid?

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

LAHORE: US diplomat to Pakistan Cameron Minter late Saturday ringed Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Mian Mohammed Nawaz Sharif and shared with him his feelings imbibed with utter grief and sorrow over Lahore incident wherein two Pakistani men were shot dead by a US consulate official and another man was trampled to death by a US consulate car, Geo News reported.

During the telephonic conversation, Cameron urged Nawaz Sharif that Pakistani government should give US consulate worker, Raymond Davis, under US custody because Davis possesses immunity under diplomatic relations being an employee of US consulate.

Upon this, Mian Nawaz, declining US envoy’s demand, replied that loss of three precious lives of Pakistani citizens had deeply hurt entire nation, adding that only court could come up with ultimate judgment on the issue.

“I can do nothing as the matter is currently being heard in court,” Nawaz concluded.

 

[The HBS Guy]

I dont know why? but every now and then some indian post najam sethi, hey is he your holy man?

Nope. He is just a guy who speaks sense amid the din of buf*oons out there.

Can i post Zaid Hamid?

Sure. Why not? Go ahead and do it if you feel like it.

Zaid Hamid for president!

 

[JonAsad]

Nope. He is just a guy who speaks sense amid the din of buf*oons out there.

Yeah i can understand, yours is God and rest all BS
and his BS make sense to you.. thats the only difference.
Najam Sethi for Indian Pridhan Mantri

 

[Veeru]

‘Raymond Davis likely to be released soon’

WASHINGTON: Pakistani officials are indicating that Raymond Davis, a US official charged with murder in Pakistan, may soon be released, the Associated Press reported.

Davis works at the US consulate in Lahore.

US officials said Pakistan should recognise his diplomatic immunity. They said he acted in self-defence in the shooting and killing two armed men.

Two Pakistani officials in the United States told AP they expected Davis to be released in days, once a court in Pakistan goes over documents US officials have submitted to prove Davis’ diplomatic status.

The Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive diplomatic matter.

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