The Associated Press reported that a New York judge Monday ordered the federal government to provide a doctor for Dr. Afia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman charged with trying to kill U.S. employees in an Afghanistan gunfight, and who rights organizations and her family allege was secretly taken into U.S. custody about five years ago. In her bail hearing today, Siddiqui’s lawyers said “her health is worsening from wounds suffered in the encounter last month.” Defense lawyer Elizabeth Fink said Siddiqui may have lost a kidney and suffered brain damage.” Reuters cited Fink, who asserted during today’s hearing, “She has been here, judge, for one week and she has not seen a doctor, even though they (U.S. authorities) know she has been shot.” A “frail-looking” Siddiqui reportedly sat in a wheelchair during the proceeding, while about 20 protesters outside the court held posters that said, “Stop U.S. Torture, close Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib & Bagram,” accusing the United States of secretly detaining Siddiqui.
The Reuters piece reported that U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Pitman, despite calling for Siddiqui’s immediate medical attention, “also ordered she continue to be held without bail.”
CHUP will update this post as more details are reported. For this website’s past coverage on Dr. Afia Siddiqui, click here and here.
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What charge does the American have against this lady? Whereas as I completely sympathize with her, but there must be something against her? It is not that the Americans just picked her up for nothing?
So far we do not have any exact information about her. Pakistan government must warn the Americans of taking strong action if any such thing happens again. After all they had been clamoring to do the same in the past.
@YES, Americans can pick-up anyone any time from anywhere
without any reason, has anyone being tried in
Guantanbay prison ? Mushy soldout 600 Pakistanis to
USA thugs against money was there any judgement ?
its five years now, it will be 6, 7, 8, years very soon !!
Ah !
but there must be something against her ? BTW,
The US patriots think that way !!!
may be the diamonds, arms, AQ, etc
all Nazi tactics,
read 2nd WW Third Reich’s tactics, Viet Nam, Korea,
Israel etc.
Awareness is hell !!!
I think its a good strategy to write about her or at least post links about her at your facebook wall or Twitter or any other popular sites, US Govt. is afraid of their own public and for that they are using disinformation strategy through their media. we all can create groups at facebook by the name of Dr.Aafia.
Thank you for your efforts and blog…..
At least we can support her by writing….it could happen to anyopne’a daughter, mother, wife or sister …
” History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” Martin Luther King, Jr
I think its a good strategy to write about her or at least post links about her at your facebook wall or Twitter or any other popular sites, US Govt. is afraid of their own public and for that they are using disinformation strategy through their media. we all can create groups at facebook by the name of Dr.Aafia.
Thank you for your efforts and blog…..
At least we can support her by writing….it could happen to anyopne’a daughter, mother, wife or sister …
” History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” Martin Luther King, Jr
What charge does the American have against this lady? Whereas as I completely sympathize with her, but there must be something against her? It is not that the Americans just picked her up for nothing?
So far we do not have any exact information about her. Pakistan government must warn the Americans of taking strong action if any such thing happens again. After all they had been clamoring to do the same in the past.