The Raymond Davis case: how Pakistan will be forced to choos
PAKISTAN: The Raymond Davis case: how Pakistan will be forced to choose between the wishes of its people and its allies.
Side with the people or back your biggest ally? That's the decision Pakistan will have to make to resolve the Raymond Davis case. The American's accused of killing 2 Pakistanis in Lahore in January, a shooting he says was in self defence. But Davis, a former member of the Special Forces, was working for the US Embassy; Washington says he has diplomatic immunity, though some lawyers disagree. With the people demanding that he stand trial, the authorities are faced with a very serious predicament.
Side with the people or back your biggest ally? That's the decision Pakistan will have to make to resolve the Raymond Davis case. The American's accused of killing 2 Pakistanis in Lahore in January, a shooting he says was in self defence. But Davis, a former member of the Special Forces, was working for the US Embassy; Washington says he has diplomatic immunity, though some lawyers disagree. With the people demanding that he stand trial, the authorities are faced with a very serious predicament.
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