[fse-esf] FW: Inhuman treatment to Farooq Tariq by jail authorities

[Yannis Almpanis]

>From: Labour Party <labourpartypk at yahoo.com>

>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:36:40 +0100 (BST)
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>    Inhuman treatment to Farooq Tariq by jail authorities
>   LAHORE: Farooq Tariq and other political prisoners in central jail 
>Bahawalpur are facing inhuman conditions imposed by the jail authorities. 
>10 to 12 prisoners have been bundled in every room with severe lack of 
>food, water and latrine facilities in a high temperature these days, 
>ranging from 48 to 50 degree centigrade. Political prisoners are not being 
>treated according to the jail rules, Farooq said as quoted by Mr. Saeed, 
>Farooq's elder brother who visited him in jail on Wednesday. It may be 
>recalled that no body is allowed to meet Farooq in jail without prior 
>permission of the Home Secretary.
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>   According to Farooq, quoted by Saeed, he was given mental torture 
>constantly as after arrest on June 5 he was driven on unknown roads and 
>places for more than two hours. Despite his repeated queries police did not 
>speak to him and gave threatening expressions. Again on June 9 he was alone 
>taken to Bahawalpur in a truck. During an 8 hour journey he was not even 
>allowed to a make phone call to his family. The purpose of taking him alone 
>was nothing but to give mental torture. There is enough evidence that 6 
>other political prisoners were also taken from Lahore to Bahawalpur the 
>same day in a separate truck.
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>   After reaching jail the authorities just dumped him along with other 
>political prisoners in a room. They were denied access to information and 
>other basic needs. As a protest Farooq and other political prisoners went 
>on token hunger strike against this inhuman treatment of jail authorities. 
>On which jail authorities showed a bit relaxation in their attitude.
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>   Meanwhile Labour Party Pakistan has condemned the ill treatment to 
>Farooq Tariq and other political prisoners in jail and appealed to all 
>human rights activists to protest against the severe violations of 
>fundamental human rights in Pakistan. LPP has also challenged the detention 
>of Farooq Tariq in Lahore High Court on Tuesday and renowned lawyer Abid 
>Hassan Manto is going to plead the case on Thursday.
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>   Khaliq shah On behalf of LPP
>   0092-321-9402325
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