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Politics : The Truth About Islam

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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (1661)9/29/2006 8:26:22 AM
From: Proud_Infidel   of 20106
 
Amnesty accuses Pakistan of abusing rights
Yahoo News (AP) ^ | September 29, 2006 | MUNIR AHMAD

news.yahoo.com

Amnesty International accused Pakistan on Friday of taking hundreds of people into custody on suspicion of terrorism and holding them in secret locations or handing them to U.S. authorities for money.

Pakistan's practice of offering rewards running to thousands of dollars for unidentified terror suspects has led to illegal detentions of innocent people, said Claudio Cordone, senior director of research at Amnesty International.

"Bounty hunters — including police officers and local people — have captured individuals of different nationalities, often apparently at random, and sold them into U.S. custody," he said.

Pakistani government officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

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