The legal system in our country is so weak that sometime it release persones involved in heinous crimes and sometime innocent persons becomes its victim. Mukhtaran Mai case is one of the easiest example of flaws in our legal system. Many times it has been witnessed that the cases have been prolong for weakening the witnesses and giving benefit of doubt or lack of evidences to the real culprits. In these circumstances one day we will also hear the release of accused involved in Sialkot brothers case. The judiciary & the lawmakers should sit together to remove all lekunas to provide justice to the masses.
My sister-in-law, Razia Shah Mohammed, a retired Head Mistress residing at
102 Gulberg III, Lahore was "Strangled to Death" by two servants (whome she
helped for twenty years) and their female accomplice, in August of 2008,
just to rob her for money. One of the Servant and his girl-friend happened
to be Christians from Punjab, but all "three were acquited" of this heinous
CRIME last week by the Criminal Court in LAHORE.
What kind of JUSTICE is practiced in Pakistan?
Aren't the JUDGES and Lawyers (Vultures, being Muslims) aware that they will
be held accountable for their actions on the Day of Judgement!
Bashir A. Syed
Retired Aerospace Physicist
Houston, TX, USA
Mobile: 713-560-6668
E-mail: bsyed@att.net
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Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 7:00 AM
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Subject: [Pak-Media] ActionAid Pakistan Policy Statement
ActionAid Pakistan
22 April 2011
Policy Statement
ActionAid Pakistan raises serious concerns over gaps in the legal system
that led to acquittal of suspects in Mukhataran Mai's case. The agency fears
the "bad precedence" would discourage women from raising voice against
violence, and will pave way for heinous crimes against women to continue.
In a policy statement issued on Friday 22 April, ActionAid Pakistan's
Country Director Jemal Ahmed termed absence of women's representation in the
most strategic institutions like the medico-legal system, courts, lawyers
and police to be responsible for restricting women's access to true justice.
He demanded that a larger political discourse should be initiated to ensure
'special treatment' of cases of 'Violence Against Women' by introducing
pro-women amendments in criminal justice system.
While referring to a statement issued by Justice (Retd.) Nasir Aslam Zahid
who alleged that not a single person in Pakistan has ever been convicted on
rape charges in last ten years, ActionAid Pakistan condemned patriarchal
mindset behind social, political and legal injustice towards women.
Background Notes:
The fundamental and crucial statement in any rape case across the world and
according to criminal justice system in Pakistan is of the rape victim. The
statements of the victim is always taken as the most important evidence for
the case. But in Pakistan the inefficient criminal justice system,
patriarchal mindset of the institutions (police and judiciary), lack of
sufficient medico-legal facilities always hamper those courageous women who
despite all odds against them come forward to voice for their right to get
justice.
In the judicial system of Pakistan the burden of proof is on the woman
victim. The responsible institutions like police and medico-legal system
remain silent, inefficient and unmoved. Even in the case of Mukhtaran Mai,
the statement of victim has not been properly recorded by the Police nor
have courts taken the statement as evidence.
Mukhtaran Mai's case had the potential to become a landmark case which could
show the commitment of state and state's institutions that justice is upheld
for women. It should be understood that in this case, producing hard core
evidence was not possible, but circumstantial evidences should have been
taken into account which in Mai's case were absolutely in her favour.
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countries to fight poverty and injustice.
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