URGENT PRESS RELEASE
Pakistan Criticized in the European
Parliament for arrest and killing of Baluch Nationalist Leaders
Wednesday 5th December 2007, Brussels, Belgium,
European Parliament:: In an urgent meeting held at the European
Parliament by the "South Asia Peace Forum" an initiative of the
Members of the European Parliament to discuss about the recent arrest of
Herbiyar Marri by the British Authorities on behest of Pakistan and
killing of his brother Balach Marri. Both sons of Leader of Balochistan
Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri.
Pakistan was criticized for its illegal and indirect ways to
pressurize and curb Baloch Human Rights workers living outside Pakistan by
pressuring them to stop activities for welfare of the citizens of Kingdom
of Balochistan, having them arrested by local government, stopped at the
customs and searched for hours even though citizen of the local country
and making forged police cases against the Balochi's living abroad.
The MEPs (Member of the European Parliament) condemned the targeted
killing of Baloch Patriotic leader Balach Marri by the Pakistani Punjabi
Army and urged the British Authorities not to hand over the Herbiyar Marri
to the Pakistani army, as the Pakistan had
repeatedly made it very clear of what they want to do with Nawab Akbar
Bugti, Herbiyar, Balach and other Baluchs who have taken a stand for the
rights of Baluch people.
The
MEPs also supported a cause for organizing a meeting on Balochistan and
report on the actual situation of Balochistan prepared by the European
Parliament.
Release from the Office of
Mr. Marek Aleksander Czarnecki
Member of the European Parliament
Member of Group of South Asia
Tel 32 2 284 7194 Fax 32 2 284 9194
Email: marekaleksander.czarnecki@europarl.europa.eu
/ prwire.ep@gmail.com
|
