Raid on Osama's compound: Army officer wants to share information with LHC

RAWALPINDI: Brigadier Ali Khan, who was court martialed for having links with a banned organisation after American Navy Seals raid on Osama bin Laden's compound on May 2, 2011, has petitioned Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi, claiming to have vital information on the raid.

In the petition, Brig Ali has requested the court to provide him an opportunity to appear in person so he could explain his position. Brig Ali has also written letters to President Asif AliZardari and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) GeneralAshfaq Parvez Kayani and is presently incarcerated in Adiala jail. Court martial Brig Ali along with four other officers was court martialed after the May 2 raid for having links with Hizbut Tahrir (HuT), an organisation that is against the US occupation of Afghanistan and propagates the setting up of a pan-Islamic caliphate. The field general court martial (FGCM) on August 3, 2012 convicted Brig Ali Khan, Maj SohailAkbar, Maj Jawad Baseer, Maj Inayat Aziz and Maj Iftikhar for having links with HuT and awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) ranging from 18 months to five years. LHC petition Brig Ali on February 2012, through his lawyer Col (retired) Inamur Rahim, had filed an application with the LHC requesting the court to arrange his presence during the hearing of the case because he wanted to share with the court some vital information regarding his petition filed against his detention and court martial proceedings. Vital information Advocate Rahim, the counsel for Brig Ali after filing the application, told Dawn that in addition to briefing the court about his own case, Brig Ali would share information related to May 2 incident (Abbottabad raid) with the court. According to the counsel, the convicted officer is facing imprisonment because the army authorities fabricated a false case against him after he openly criticised the US operation on Pakistani soil. Abbottabad commission’s indifference The counsel said that Brig Ali, on September 2012, had requested the Abbottabadcommission headed by Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal to record his testimony in connection with the May 2 incident but was not facilitated. According to the counsel, Brig Ali was a direct victim of the Abbottabad operation because military authorities arrested him on May 5, 2011, after he raised questions about the raid and also suggested remedial measures to avoid such incidents in future. Letters to President and COAS The counsel said that for the case the court would arrange Brig Ali’s presence on the next date of hearing — to be decided by the court — where he would reveal the content of his letters which he sent to the president and COAS. In the letters sent before his arrest, Brig Ali had suggested ending the war against terror and bridging the gap between the army and people. He wrote: “Senseless blood-letting, permanent dissensions, bitter alienations and badly bruised national pride — there is nothing that comforts our soul. Rampant insecurity, politicalpolarisation, instability and resultant economic downturn that started alongside the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and which culminated in a crisis of sorts have brought the nation virtually to its knees.” The brigadier further wrote: “Our friends (allied powers) succeeded in creating differences between Pakistan and Muslim countries in general and with Afghanistan and Iran in particular — as our borders with both the countries are no longer safe. Above all the war created an unbridgeable gulf between the army and the nation.” In his letters he suggested that instead of continuing with Pakistan’s current policy, policymakers should persuade US/Nato forces that the only way to bring peace in Afghanistan is to change the US/Nato forces with peacekeeping forces from Muslim countries under UN aegis. In case US/Nato refuses to do so, Pakistan should cease all operations in the troubled area (tribal areas bordering Afghanistan). The registrar office of LHC Rawalpindi bench accepted the petition and the court will examine the request of Brig Ali for providing him an opportunity to appear in person next week. http://www.rtilive.pk/detail/9833 Raid on Osama's compound, Brigadier Ali Khan,American Navy Seals raid, Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi, President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani,Adiala jail, Court martial, field general court martial (FGCM),rti live news pakistan,rti live current news about pakistan rtilive,current news from pakistan rti live,current news of pakistan,rtilive current news on pakistan,current news pakistan rti live,rtilive google news pakistan,rti live hot news of pakistan,rtilive karachi pakistan news,rti live latest news about pakistan,rtilive latest news from pakistan,rti live latest news in pakistan,rtilive latest news of pakistan,rtilive latest news on pakistan,rti live latest news pakistan,rtilive latest news pakistan urdu,rtilive latest pakistan news,rti live news pakistan,rtilive news about pakistan,rti live news from pakistan,rti live news in pakistan,rtilive news of pakistan,rtilive news on pakistan,rti live news pakistan,rtilive news pakistan latest,rti live pakistan current news,rti live pakistan flood news,rtilive pakistan floods news,rti live pakistan karachi news,rti live pakistan latest news,rti live pakistan latest news online,rtilive pakistan live news,pakistan new news,pakistan news,pakistan news channel,pakistan news lahore,pakistan news latest,pakistan news live,pakistan news online,pakistan news paper,pakistan news papers,pakistan news service,pakistan news today,pakistan news tv,pakistan news urdu,pakistan news english,pakistan news video,pakistan political news,pakistan top news,pakistan urdu news,pakistan english news,pakistan world news,todaynews of pakistan,rti news of pakistan,rtilive news of pakistan,top news of pakistan,urdu news pakistan,english news pakistan,urdu pakistan news,english pakistan news,world news pakistan,www pakistan urdu news,www pakistan english news,www rtilive pk news,yahoo pakistan news,action news,breaking news,business news, current news,daily news,e news,entertainment news,google news,headline news,india news,pakistan news,international news,it news,latest news,live news,lacal news,national news,new news,news,news channel,news channels,news entertainment,news for kids,news for today,news live,news of the day,news of the world,news of today,news of world,news paper,news papers,rtilive news rti live,today,news video,news weather,online news,recent news,science news,news the,today news,top news,weather news,world news,news yahoo,yahoo news,Law & justice in Pakistan, Court cases, constitutional cases, chief justice of Pakistan, Justice and court news, criminal cases, Supreme court cases in Pakistan, Judgments of Supreme Court,Information Pakistan, information about Pakistan, Research about Pakistan, Online Research Center, Research organization Pakistan, Polls and Surveys, Polls and surveys about Pakistan, Right to Information Pakistan, RTI Pakistan, Research findings, findings, Entertainment, Reward Program, Customized productions, Top Story Pakistan, Politics Pakistan, Economy Pakistan, Society Pakisatn, Lifestyle Pakisatn, News Pakisatn, City News Pakisatn, Video Pakisatn, RTI Video, Global Fascilities,