HRCP shows concern over death of another military detainee

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm at reports that another person who had been detained for suspected involvement in an attack on the military headquarters has been found dead.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the commission said, “HRCP shows its serious concern that with the recovery of Abdul Saboor’s body in Peshawar late last week, four of the 11 persons held on charges of involvement in the GHQ attack have now turned up dead. Their families had earlier spoken of the detained men being tortured and apprehended that they would be killed. The plight of the families of the four men killed and the seven who are believed to be alive, at least for now, is similar to hundreds of others who have been devastated by enforced disappearances by agents of the state across the country.” “HRCP stressed that charges of involvement in acts of terrorism, do not deprive those accused of their due process rights.