Friday, November 09, 2007

Treason charges against Karachi activists

A number of prominent leaders and activists arrested in the Karachi Press Club demonstration are being charged with treason and sedition, the maximum penalty for which is death. This is a chilling development. Those charged are National Party leaders Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Yusuf Mustikhan, and Ayub Qureshi; trade union leader and president of the People's Movement for Justice Farid Awan; and trade union leader Liaquat Sahi.

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