Law Enforcement, Pakistan Style
Charles Johnson
Mon Dec 17, 2007 at 10:58 am PST • Views: 207
Oh brother. Rashid Rauf, one of the main suspects in the plot to blow up airplanes flying from Britain to the US, escaped after a court appearance in Pakistan when his police guards took off his handcuffs and let him go into a mosque to pray—while they waited in the car.
Investigators have discovered that Mr Rauf left court in his uncle’s car, accompanied by two police officers, and was allowed to stop at a fast food restaurant for lunch before going on to a mosque to pray.
The two officers waited in the car while Mr Rauf and his uncle, Mohammed Rafiq, entered the prayer room, but when they failed to emerge, they discovered the men had escaped through the back door. Investigators believe the police escorts must have unlocked the suspect’s handcuffs to allow him to pray.
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