Dear friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a conceited police officer killed a young man and shot and injured his younger brother, when father was trying to get help from the courts and the judiciary the police officer along with his junior policemen attacked and tortured him with the intention to murder him. This torture resulted in fractures of bones of his legs. After more than one month after the murder of his eldest son, the police has still not started investigations and not even taken the statements of the witnesses. The cases and its investigations have been illegally shifted from one police station to another, where the perpetrator was serving before the murder. It is also alleged that the police officer is running a drug business with some notorious people, including his elder brother and is also involved in selling the bones of the dead people that he collects from grave yards.
CASE NARRATIVE:
Mr. Muhammad Aslam Shakir, resident of Azeem pura, Green town, Shah Faisal town, a carpenter, has recently opened a shop of carpeting in the Azemmpura, where his eldest son was shot dead and the other one was shot and seriously injured by a police officer and his brothers. On January 31, while Shakir, the father of the deceased young man, was going to court, he was attacked and tortured by policemen, who wore civil clothes, and a police officer’s brother, who has escaped the arrest.
Background of the story: A police Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) at Tariq of Shahrah-e-Faisal police station and his elder brother, a notorious drug dealer, Sher Afgan alias Ghazi, were always asking extortion money from him in order to establish a new business in their area. On December 25, 2012, early in the morning, when Shakir’ youngest son, opened the shop and started setting up the stalls in front of the shop Mr. Ghazi, the alleged drug and human bones dealer, came and started picking up all the items from the stall. Upon this occurrence, they both started a heated conversation. During this time, two brothers of Ghazi, Sub Inspector Tariq Sultan and Khursheed came and started beating Shakir with hammers. He got injuries on his head and body. In the meantime, people from neighbor arrived and the perpetrators ran away. But after some time had passed, the police official, inspector Tariq and his brother Khursheed started firing at the shop with automatic weapons. The bullets hit Shakir’s two sons Muhammad Shiraz Aslam, 26 years of aged, has hit by three bullets, one in the head and two in different parts of the body. This resulted in his instant death. Shakir’s other son, Muhammad Ayaz Aslam, 21 years old,was hit by three bullets and as a result was badly injured.
Shakir tried to lodge a case, but the police was taking its time. Police They finally arrested assistant Sub Inspector, Tariq Sultan and his elder brother, Sher Afgan alliance Ghazi, the drug dealer, however, the third brother, Khursheed escaped from being arrested. Khursheed along with other policemen, friends of ASI Tariq, started threatening the family members of the victim. The case of murder and attempt to murder was filed in Shah Faisal Colony, but the police officers, anxious to protect its officer. have shifted the case to the Shahrah-e-Faisal police station, where ASI Tariq was transferred. But Shakir determined to fight the case and does not want to see the perpetrators being able to escape punishment.
On January 31, when Shakir was going to court, he was attacked and seriously injured by policemen dressed in civil clothes and henchmen of drug dealers. After this incident, the plice again refused to file a First Information Report (FIR) and no arrest has been made.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Please write letters to the following authorities calling them to conduct an inquiry in to the killing of a young man and injuring his father and younger brother by a police officer, his brothers and police fellows. Please also urge them to prosecute all the police officials involved in the killing and attempted murder of the victims and for illegal drug dealing. The victims must be paid compensation.
The AHRC writes a separate letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Question of Torture and extra judicial killing calling for his intervention into this matter.
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SAMPLE LETTER
Dear ___________,
PAKISTAN: A police officer killed one young man, shot and injured his brother and attacked their father with the intention to kill for not paying the extortion money
Name of victim:
1. Muhammad Shiraz Aslam (murdered) 26 year old, son of Muhammad Aslam Shakir, resident of MC/1507 Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
2.Muhammad Ayaz Aslam (shot and injured seriously) son of Muhammad Aslam Shakir, resident of MC/1507 Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
3.Muhammad Aslam Shakir son of Muhammad Hussain, resident of MC/1507 Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
Names of alleged perpetrators:
Assistant Sub Inspector Tariq Sultan, son of Sultan, serving at Shahrah-e-Faisal police station, Karachi, Sindh province
Sher Afgan alias Ghazi, son of Sultan, resident of Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
Khursheed Sultan, son of Sultan, Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
Rizwan, son of Sultan, Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
Date of incident: December 25, 2012
Place of incident: Azeempura, Green Town, Shah Faisal town, Karachi, Sindh province
I am writing to voice my deep concern regarding the killing of a young man and armed attack on his father and younger brother by a police officer along with policemen dressed in civil clothes for not paying them the extortion money.
I am appalled to know that the said police officer, Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI) Tariq Sultan and his brothers are running a drug dealing business in Green Town, Shah Faisal Colony, Karachi. He and his brothers are also running a business of selling ts and bones. He and his brothers are so powerful that they have shifted the investigation of the case from Shah Faisal Colony police station to Sharah-eFaisal police station as ASI was stationed in the former. This way, they were able to influence the investigations in their favour.
According to the information received by me, Mr. Muhammad Aslam Shakir, resident of Azeem pura, Green town, Shah Faisal town, a carpenter, has recently opened a shop of carpeting in the Azemmpura where his eldest son was shot dead and the other one was shot and seriously injured by a police officer and his brothers. On January 31, while Shakir, the father of the deceased young man, was going to court, hewas attacked and tortured by policemen, who wore civil clothes, and a police officer’s brother, who has escaped arrest,
I was informed that the police Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Tariq of Shahrah-e-Faisal police station and his elder brother, a notorious drug dealer, Sher Afgan alias Ghazi, were always asking extortion money from him in order to establishg a new business in their area. On December 25, 2012, early in the morning, when Shakir’ youngest son opened the shop and started setting up the stalls in front of the shop , Mr. Ghazi, the alleged drug and human bones dealer, came and started picking up all the items from the stall. . Upon this occurrence, they both started a heated conversation. During this time, two brothers of Ghazi, Sub Inspector Tariq Sultan and Khursheed came and started beating Shakir with hammers. He got injuries on his head and body. In the meantime, people from neighborhood arrived and the perpetrators ran away. But after some time had passed, the police official, inspector Tariq and his brother Khursheed started firing at the shop with automatic weapons. The bullets hit Shakir’s two sons, Muhammad Shiraz Aslam, 26 years of aged, was hit by three bullets, one in the head and two in different parts of the body. This resulted in his instant death. Shakir’s other son, Muhammad Ayaz Aslam, 21 years old, was hit by three bullets and as a result was badly injured.
Shakir tried to lodge a case, but the police was taking its time. They finally arrested assistant Sub Inspector, Tariq Sultan and his elder brother, Sher Afgan alliance Ghazi, the drug dealer, however,the third brother, Khursheed escaped from being arrested. Khursheed along with other policemen, friends of ASI Tariq, started threatening the family members of the victim. The police officers, anxious to protect its officer. have shifted the case to the Shahrah-e-Faisal police station, where ASI Tariq was transferred. But Shakir id determined to fight the case and does not want to see the perpetrators being able to escape punishment.
On January 31, when Shakir was going to court, he was attacked and seriously injured by policemen dressed in civil clothes and henchmen of drug dealers. After this incident, the police again refused to file a First Information Report (FIR) and no arrest has been made.
I therefore urge upon you to conduct an inquiry into the killing of a young man and injuring his father and younger brother by a police officer, his brothers and their police fellows. Please also prosecute all the police officials involved in the killing and attempted murder of the victims and for illegal drug dealing. The victims must be paid compensation.
Yours sincerely,
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PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTERS TO:
1. Mr. Raja Pervez Ashraf
Prime Minister
Prime Minister House
Islamabad
PAKISTAN
Fax: +92 51 922 1596
Tel: +92 51 920 6111
E-mail: secretary@cabinet.gov.pk or pspm@pmsectt.gov.pk
2. Syed Qaim Ali Shah
Chief Minister
Karachi, Sindh Province
PAKISTAN
Fax: +92 21 920 2000
E-mail: pppsindh@yahoo.com
3. Federal Minister for Human Rights
Ministry of Human Rights
Old US Aid building
Ata Turk Avenue
G-5, Islamabad
PAKISTAN
Fax: +92 51 9204108
Email: sarfaraz_yousuf@yahoo.com
4. Chief Justice of Sindh High Court
High Court Building
Saddar, Karachi
Sindh Province
PAKISTAN
Fax: +92 21 9213220
E-mail: info@sindhhighcourt.gov.pk
5. Minister for Human Rights
Government of Sindh
Pakistan secretariat, Barrack 92,
Karachi, Sindh Province
PAKISTAN
Fax: +92 21 9207044
Tel: +92 21 9207043
E-mail: lukshmil@yahoo.com
6. Inspector General of Police
Police Head office, I. I. Chundrigar Road
Karachi, Sindh Province
PAKISTAN
Fax: +92 21 9212051
E-mail: ppo.sindh@sindhpolice.gov.pk
Thank you.
Urgent Appeals Programme
Asian Human Rights Commission (ua@ahrc.asia)
