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Title: Pakistan Court Orders Release of Five Men Suspected of Gang-Raping Women
Source: TBO
URL Source: http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBQUEICV5E.html
Published: Mar 3, 2005
Author: Khalid Tanveer
Post Date: 2005-03-03 16:15:32 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
Keywords: Gang-Raping, Suspected, Pakistan
Views: 950
Comments: 2

Pakistan Court Orders Release of Five Men Suspected of Gang-Raping Women

By Khalid Tanveer Associated Press Writer
Published: Mar 3, 2005

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the conviction of a village elder and four other men who had been sentenced to death for allegedly ordering a woman gang-raped as punishment for her brother's illicit sex with a woman from another family, a defense lawyer said.

The rape of the woman in 2002 in a mud-brick house in a village in central Pakistan made world headlines, and led the government to promise sweeping changes to end centuries of so-called "honor" killings and attacks.

Six men, including village council chief Faiz Mastoi, were later convicted and sentenced to death. But the court overturned the sentences Thursday, citing a lack of evidence. Mastoi and four others were ordered released and the sixth man's death sentence was reduced to life in prison, said Ramzan Joya, a lawyer for the woman.

The woman, Mukhtar Mai, was in court and wept upon hearing the court's decision.

"I am in pain. I will ask my lawyer to challenge this decision," she told reporters. Mai came forward publicly following the attack in an effort to press the government to seek justice, and her name has been widely published. She has been honored by human rights groups in Pakistan for her courage.

Joya confirmed that he would appeal the verdict, and it was not clear if the men would be released immediately. None was present in court at the time of the ruling.

In their ruling, judges on the High Court said there were contradictions in statements of witnesses and the case prepared by the prosecution, said Joya. Defense lawyer Pervez Aftab said he was happy with the decision.

The ruling angered human rights activists who have been urging the government for several years to enact legislation that would strip tribal councils of their power to mete out punishments.

"I am shocked," said Shahnaz Bukhari, a leading women's activist in Islamabad. She said Mai's case was not "investigated honestly."

"Mukhtar Mai is not safe. These resourceful people who were convicted will seek revenge on that poor woman," she said, adding that the country's legal system needs to be amended so that perpetrators of such violence do not escape punishment.

Joya said his client had taken a bold decision by raising her voice against the rape in the village of Meerwala, about 350 miles southwest of the capital, Islamabad.

The woman, who still lives in the village along with her family, has said she begged the attackers not to rape her, but they ignored her pleas.

The victim's family is from the Gujar clan while the attackers were from a clan considered socially higher called Mastoi.

The woman has denied her brother had relations with a women from the Mastoi clan. She said the clan fabricated this story to cover up another incident in which her brother was allegedly sexually assaulted by Mastoi men.

The woman and her family went to the police in June 2002 after a local cleric assured her of his support.

During the trial in 2002, the woman was questioned for days by the defense and on one occasion wept when the defense lawyer sought minute details of the rape.

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#1. To: Mr Nuke Buzzcut (#0)

Tough love gone wrong.

Lod  posted on  2005-03-03   16:29:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: lodwick (#1)

Boy they sure taught her brother a lesson, eh?

Mr Nuke Buzzcut  posted on  2005-03-03   16:36:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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