The United States has sharpened its appeal for Pakistan to treat fairly its former envoy to Washington accused of crafting a memo which has triggered a scandal.
Husain Haqqani resigned over the affair and a Pakistani commission is probing the unsigned memo said to have sought Washington’s help to head off a feared military coup in May in exchange for overhauling the country’s powerful security leadership.
“We expect that any process for resolving the matter of Ambassador Haqqani will proceed in a way that is fair, that’s transparent that is as expeditious as possible,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
“We also expect that Ambassador Haqqani will be accorded all due consideration under Pakistani law and in conformity with international legal standards,” Nuland told reporters.
“And we will be watching and monitoring the situation closely,” she said as she stressed respect for Pakistan’s constitutional and legal processes.
Nuland said Washington wanted to repeat earlier comments “perhaps a little bit more clearly.” However, she said there was no particular development that prompted her additional remarks.
On Thursday, she gave the following brief statement: “We want to see any judicial proceedings go forward in a manner that is open, transparent and consistent with the highest standards of international justice.”
Republican senators John McCain and Mark Kirk as well as independent Senator Joe Lieberman voiced concern Thursday that Haqqani may be “becoming a political tool for revenge,” and urged Pakistan to resolve the issue swiftly.
The Pakistan commission on Monday summoned Haqqani to testify as well as former US National Security Adviser General James Jones and ISI DG Ahmad Shuja Pasha.
Tensions between the powerful army and government soared over the note, allegedly delivered to the then US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen in May and made public by an American-Pakistani businessman in October.
The businessman, Mansoor Ijaz has claimed that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari feared the military might overthrow his government, and accused Haqqani of crafting the memo with the president’s support.
Haqqani has denied the allegations against him, and told Britain’s Daily Telegraph earlier this week that the charges were “false” and part of a “psychological war” against him.
He also voiced fears about his safety saying “there are clear security concerns given the hysteria generated against me.”
US kon hota hai hamare matters per bolne wala
phelay khud he us ko bullatay ho pir khud he shoor b machatay hoo
He’s our ex envoy not theirs. kick him, hang him starve him, none of their business. they should lock haqqani up just for this alone.
y, he is our traitor.
We are in better peace without US interference. See the result from the day when NATO supply has stopped. no drone attack, no suiside and also no critisizm from US itself. once we start the bullshit of becoming the alloy every thing come back on track. Haqqani is an asset for US they will definitely follow him.
The country that doesn’t even give a fair trial to its enemies wants “to see any judicial proceedings go forward in a manner that is open, transparent and consistent with the highest standards of international justice.”
Amazing.
protecting their agent!
US should mind with her own business and don’t treat us as if we are her colony.
I will again repeat one can't be insulted more than he permits. Pakistan should clearly tell now to USA that the uneasiness in Washington on memo gate scandal is forcing us to conclude negatively about American role in this matter. Because as they say he who cries is definitely hurt. So now it is high time Washington should also come clean about it's hand in this episode. Or else be shut up and mind it's own business.
Is Haqqani not a US citizen or a permanent resident?
YES he is US permanent residence and possibly US citizen. The reason of my claim is very simple. He is married to a US citizen and in US anyone married to US CITIZEN become US citizen in 3 years
democracy is a deception for those who dont know it just to make sure you feel the elected ones are there because of you!, only 14-18% votes are casted else are rigged through voter lists and local pressure units in all the election booths…we need to stand and stop whining! The Awkward moment when Zardari says, ” Qoum ki duaon se ab mai theek hun ”
I believe he has dual nationality. It is goods that he is where he is at the present time. But for how long, if the system in Pakistan continue to seek the truth he will have to tell the truth.
Yes, of course, he must be given an opportunity of fair trial.
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