{"id":240,"date":"2015-06-05T08:08:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T08:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/05\/execution-date-set-again-for-shafqat-hussain\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:25:12","slug":"execution-date-set-again-for-shafqat-hussain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2015\/06\/05\/execution-date-set-again-for-shafqat-hussain\/","title":{"rendered":"Execution date set again for Shafqat Hussain."},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/press\/execution-date-set-for-pakistani-juvenile-despite-governments-inconsistent-claims-over-age-document-cover-up\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Pakistani government put Shafqat on the newly created list of \u201cterrorists\u201d to be executed to show it was getting tough following the Peshawar school attack last year. Not only is he not a \u201cterrorist,\u201d his\u00a0 confession was extracted through torture when he was 14. He has already spent a decade in prison as a result of a questionable investigation and a flawed conviction.<\/p>\n

I came across this in January and signed the petition to stay his execution, which apparently succeeded. An inquiry was to be launched to scrutinize the investigation. Apparently things have gone sideways with the inquiry and the government is once again eager to kill him despite the failure of a proper inquiry.<\/p>\n

Makes me think that someone with influence (or someone close to such a person) is responsible for the murder that he was convicted of, and they want the related proceedings to be wrapped up quickly, which will happen if he is executed.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to help stop Shafqat\u2019s execution, go here:
https:\/\/reprieve.bsd.net\/page\/speakout\/save-shafqat\/<\/a>
\n\u2026 and enter your name and email address in order to send a letter to Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain. This worked last time, hopefully it will this time as well.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Execution date set again for Shafqat Hussain. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/press\/execution-date-set-for-pakistani-juvenile-despite-governments-inconsistent-claims-over-age-document-cover-up\/\u00a0 The Pakistani government put Shafqat on the newly created list of \u201cterrorists\u201d to be executed to show it was getting tough following the Peshawar school attack last year. Not only is he not a \u201cterrorist,\u201d his\u00a0 confession was extracted … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[321],"class_list":["post-240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-shafqat-hussain","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":341,"url":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2014\/12\/25\/appeal-from-reprieve-help-save-shafqat-hussain\/","url_meta":{"origin":240,"position":0},"title":"Appeal from Reprieve: help save Shafqat Hussain from execution","author":"aslam","date":"December 25, 2014","format":"link","excerpt":"Shafqat was falsely charged with kidnap and murder; and wrongfully convicted on the strength of one piece of evidence: a forced confession made after nine days of severe torture. 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