LAHORE – Though the Obama administration said it would not directly pay a seven-figure settlement to families of two Pakistani men killed by CIA contractor Raymond Davis, the US government “fully expects to get the bill” at some point and would pay it, a US official told CNN on Thursday.
According to CNN, the assertion by the official, who spoke on the condition on anonymity, came a day after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “The United States does not pay any compensation.” Davis, who was charged with the murder of two men, was released on Wednesday after a payment was given to the men’s families.
A lawyer closely connected to the case said this week that the families’ compensation was $1.4 million, but Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said $2.34 million was paid to the legal heirs by the US government. The US official told CNN that the Pakistanis carried out all of the discussions with the families, but the US government was aware of the Pakistani efforts.
The agreement was reached between the families and the Pakistani officials, the official said.
