Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Pakistan rape victim must get justice | Reuters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan wants to ensure gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai finds justice, President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday, as he invited women from around the world to come and tell of their abuse and recommend solutions.
Mai, 33, was gang-raped on the orders of the traditional village council in 2002 after her brother -- who was 12 at the time -- was judged to have offended the honor of a powerful clan by befriending a woman from the tribe.
The rape and subsequent acquittal of five of the six men convicted of attacking her provoked an international outcry and focused attention on the plight of women in rural Pakistan.
The court on Tuesday ordered the re-arrest of 13 men accused of involvement in the gang-rape, including the five men convicted of attacking her and eight members of the village council that ordered her assault.
Sure, Prez. My recommended solution is to overrule those original village council's prehistoric gang-rape orders and get rid of the troglodytes you have running your pseudo justice system. That would be a start. Poor Mai is overjoyed that you're letting her live when it never should have involved her at all.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan wants to ensure gang-rape victim Mukhtaran Mai finds justice, President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday, as he invited women from around the world to come and tell of their abuse and recommend solutions.Mai, 33, was gang-raped on the orders of the traditional village council in 2002 after her brother -- who was 12 at the time -- was judged to have offended the honor of a powerful clan by befriending a woman from the tribe.
The rape and subsequent acquittal of five of the six men convicted of attacking her provoked an international outcry and focused attention on the plight of women in rural Pakistan.
The court on Tuesday ordered the re-arrest of 13 men accused of involvement in the gang-rape, including the five men convicted of attacking her and eight members of the village council that ordered her assault.
Sure, Prez. My recommended solution is to overrule those original village council's prehistoric gang-rape orders and get rid of the troglodytes you have running your pseudo justice system. That would be a start. Poor Mai is overjoyed that you're letting her live when it never should have involved her at all.
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