Fatima Bhutto: Don’t Execute Shafqat Hussain

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Re: Fatima Bhutto: Don’t Execute Shafqat Hussain

@SID_NY

Here are the reasons why liberal or civil society is demanding the execution to be turned over:

1. Shafqat left school after grade IV. Extreme poverty made him into a child worker. Went to megapolis Karachi for work.
   **2) In Karachi **Shafqat was arrested, brutally tortured and charged with kidnap and murder.
   3)A poor family living in Neelum Valley,AJK 1500 miles away was unaware of Shafqat’s imprisonment initially &could not assist.
   4)Shafqat was defended by a state appointed lawyer whom we know are not the best. Only rich have lawyers.
   5)Shafqat’s lawyer never met his client outside the court room,never bothered to check his age,or challenge police that he was 23 yrs old.
2. Shafqat’s story is that of thousands in
   #Pakistan](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash)** who don’t get quality representation in a pro-rich/power legal system
3. Many under trial prisoners don’t even get attention by human rights defenders & media. Shafqat’s case is just one.
4. At the very least, Shafqat’s age should be determined through scientific means and this execution be stopped. Lets not promote barbarity.
   10)Many people complete their sentences & remain in jail as families don’t even have the means to travel/complete paper work.
5. Nobody is suggesting that guilty be pardoned. A strong body of evidence says that he was a juvenile so he should not be unfairly hanged.
6. State appointed lawyers like that of Shafqat receive 10000 Rupees or less ($100) to represent per case and some trials continue for years

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