LAHORE – The US Consulate Lahore on Tuesday again refused to handover to the investigation team the officials and the vehicle that ran over and killed a Pakistani youth to death in the Raymond Davis shooting incident. US consulate officials even denied entry to the investigation team into the consulate’s premises.
It was learnt that the Lahore Police’s investigation team, headed by Civil Lines SP Investigation Ali Malik, and Lytton Raod DSP Liquat Safdar visited the US Consulate Lahore in connection with the FIR No 48, dated 27.01.2011, lodged at the Lytton Road police station. The registered case concerns the death of Ibadul Rehman, who was run over and killed by US consulate driver in a bid to rescue Davis.
It was learnt that when the police team arrived at the US Consulate’s gate at 10:23am, the security guard of the consulate, Mazhar Iqbal, acquired their names and mobile phone numbers in order to inform the official inside. At 10:48am, Regional Security Officer of the US Consulate, Agha Tanveer Husain, came out at the main gate and said that since they had not received any instructions from the US embassy to provide any sort of information, therefore, no official of the consulate would either meet or provide them any information.
Subsequently, the police team returned empty handed. The Lahore Police has made several requests to the US Consulate in this regard and has written six letters, but the Americans have not responded so far. Meanwhile, Raymond Davis on Tuesday went on a hunger strike at Kot Lakhpat Jail following the failure of adherence to his demands of food of his choice and removal of cameras, online reported.
Media reports said Davis went on a hunger strike after his demands of having food of his choice, removal of cameras and gentlemanly treatment were denied. Davis told jail administration that he would not eat until his demands were met.
On the other hand, jail administration made it clear that Davis was a prisoner, not a VIP, therefore, he would be treated like other prisoners. They added that Davis would be provided food and accommodation like other prisoners housed in the jail.
