Raymond Davis Case: Diyat Paid by Saudi Arabia? US Denies Payment.

[Awesome]

Raymond Davis indicted in double-murder case – The Express Tribune

LAHORE: A Sessions court judge in Lahore formally indicted US national Raymond Davis in the double-murder case on Wednesday.

According to Express 24/7 correspondent Muhammad Rizwan, in the hearing that took place at Kot Lakhpat jail, Davis’ counsel Zahid Hussain Bokhari tried to stall the ruling saying he did not trust the investigation process. However, the judge ignored his statement and formally indicted the accused.

Davis was only indicted for double murder and not for other charges like espionage. The number of counts he was formally charged with is not clear as yet.

Davis was arrested after he killed two Pakistanis, Faizan and Faheem, in Lahore’s Mozang area, on January 27, 2011.

In the last hearing, Davis had refused to receive any documents or sign the charge-sheet. His attorneys had said they had received it on his behalf and had asked the court to include it in its orders. According to sources they had sought further time to prepare for the trial.

Charge-sheet
Earlier, on February 15, 2011, the police had submitted a 25-page charge-sheet in the court declaring that Davis had murdered two people and was not acting in self-defence.

The charge-sheet stated that Davis’ self-defence plea was false as it was intentional murder. It read that the guns recovered from the possession of the deceased were not loaded and they had also not pointed a gun at Davis. Fingerprints were found on the pistols’ triggers and on bodies of the deceased and tests show that the bullets remained in the magazines of their guns, not the chambers.

The charge-sheet also stated that the police had recovered a GPS tracker, mobile phones, wireless sets, a survival kit and photographs from Davis’ car. The accused, it says, is uncooperative with the police during investigation.

The charge-sheet also contained the statements of 47 witnesses, who have said that Davis did not shoot the men in self-defence. They also said that Davis had shot directly at the two boys and kept shooting even when one of them tried to flee.
Immunity

The Lahore High Court (LHC) ruled on Monday that the matter of immunity for Davis will be decided by the trial court, and disposed of all petitions challenging his diplomatic status in Pakistan.

Modified the thread titles to Trial, as now the matter is truly sub-judice.

 

[BoseDK]

Does this rule out diplomatic immunity to davis?

 

[Awesome]

Pretty much, but appeals processes are there, perhaps even taking it to the Supreme court, however that will happen only once this trial ends. We're talking about months or maybe even years now.

 

[Spring Onion]

Pretty much, but appeals processes are there, perhaps even taking it to the Supreme court, however that will happen only once this trial ends. We're talking about months or maybe even years now.

So it can stretch to years ? any chance of US going to do something ?

 

[Awesome]

So it can stretch to years ? any chance of US going to do something ?

There will be may be 2 hearings per month, 47 witnesses are a huge number, maybe not all of them are reporting accurately, so the defence would try to wean out the most it can in some legality or the other. Maybe a few of them would corroborate his self-defence plea that would further complicate the matters.

Blood money can be accepted at any stage. Especially since there was no indictment on the espionage issue the entire matter rests at the hands of the victims' families and is not a matter in its true nature about state vs Raymond Davis.

 

[BoseDK]

You wish they dont.

 

[Awesome]

US embassy has appointed legal counsel on their dough. It seems like they are fighting the case as they should have done. Davis' attorney also accepted the charge sheet on his behalf now.

 

[Spring Onion]

US embassy has appointed legal counsel on their dough. It seems like they are fighting the case as they should have done. Davis' attorney also accepted the charge sheet on his behalf now.

ok so it means a middle path had been chosen by both sides

 

[VCheng]

I am sure many will be following the sub-judice matter with great interest, including me, with the respect that a case under trial deserves.

 

[Developereo]

Blood money can be accepted at any stage. Especially since there was no indictment on the espionage issue the entire matter rests at the hands of the victims' families and is not a matter in its true nature about state vs Raymond Davis.

That's the crucial part.

Reasonable doubt. He's going to walk.

 

[Awesome]

That's the crucial part.

Reasonable doubt. He's going to walk.

If there is reasonable doubt, then he should walk. We have to be true to ourselves and the judicial process we have fought so hard for.

 

[Spring Onion]

If there is reasonable doubt, then he should walk. We have to be true to ourselves and the judicial process we have fought so hard for.

if that be according to rules and willingness of the grieved families then sure we have to accept

 

[Secret Service]

Davis is free ....!

 

[Elmo]

Today the Americans will be thanking Zia and his Islamisation policy. There was no diyat before that.

And there he flew away.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Breaking News! Davis acquitted by the court. Can somebody please confirm the news?