Former US ambassador Husain Haqqani on Friday said he believed that if a Pakistani citizen asked another country to intervene in national affairs, it was not an act of treason, though the move would be certainly objectionable.
Asked in an interview with Geo News whether he thought the contents of the memo were a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, Haqqani said, “If an American citizen sends a memo through another American citizen to yet another third American, then it’s not treason according to the American law. But if a Pakistani citizen asks another country to intervene in their national matters, it is certainly objectionable, though not an act of treason.”
The former ambassador to Washington said he was innocent because no one had proven him guilty and he was sure of emerging clean-handed if any trial was conducted against him.
Haqqani said he would present all facts before the parliamentary committee that is investigating the “memo” issue. Asked why did he resign if he was sure of his chastity, he said he took the desperate decision because his credibility as ambassador was challenged.