TTP claims facts of flogging incident distorted

Sunday, April 05, 2009

By our correspondent

MINGORA: Spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter, Muslim Khan, has claimed the video clip showing a young girl being flogged by the Taliban is fake and those responsible for the distortion of facts must be awarded exemplary punishment.
Talking to journalists in Dakorak area of Charbagh Tehsil on Saturday, Muslim Khan condemned those responsible for providing the allegedly fake video to the media and said these elements were trying to derail the peace process in Swat.
He said Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should question the originality of the footage and order an inquiry and take action against those responsible for preparing the ‘fake’ video.
He said the Taliban did not lash the girl.
Instead, they used young boys to award the punishment. He said the accused was a 34-year-old woman and not a 17-year-old girl. He said the woman was punished for her illicit relations with her father-in-law.
He said a conspiracy was being hatched against the Swat Taliban and the peace agreement with the provincial government. He said suo moto action should also be taken against the drone attacks in the tribal areas from across the border.
Muslim Khan said the video released to the media was nine months old and was made at a time when the military operation was going on in Swat.

 

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