Washington: United States (US)
State Department spokesperson on Thursday demanded Pakistan to release
Dr. Shakil Afridi, a CIA spy who helped in locating al-Qaeda chief Osama
Bin Laden in Abbotababad, a garrison town of Pakistan.
Responding to questions on reports that
Dr Afridi had gone on a hunger strike to protest against prison
conditions as he serves a 33 year sentence at the Peshawar jail for
aiding the militant organisation Lashkar-e-Islam, Victoria Nuland said
that the US wanted safety and release of Dr. Afridi.
Nuland said that as the Secretary of
State stated on previous occasions that the prosecution and conviction
of Dr Afridi sends the wrong message, especially in light of the shared
interest in taking down a terrorist.
“We have conveyed our stance over Dr.
Afridi to Pakistan on several occasions,” she said adding that the
matter would also be raised in the next meeting with Pakistani
officials.
The spokeswoman further added that Dr Afridi should never have been locked up in the first place.
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