London, Sep.9 (ANI): The Pakistani intelligence had tortured Rashid Rauf, the alleged mastermind of the airliner bombing plot, so badly that Britain had to abandon its plan to prosecute him.
According to the Guardian, Rauf was treated so badly that he could not be extradited.
Rauf, who was born in Pakistan in January 1981 and raised in Birmingham, is described as a key figure in Al-Qaida's most ambitious conspiracy against the western world since the 9/11 carnage.
Rauf has also been named as a possible 'facilitator' of the July 7, 2005 London terror attacks by MI5 and MI6.
Rauf, wanted in London for murder, was arrested in Pakistan in August 2006, but he later escaped from police custody in Rawalpindi in broad daylight just two weeks before the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
His escape also aborted an alleged plan said to be mutually agreed between Islamabad and London to exchange Rauf for two high-profile Baloch leaders wanted for allegedly waging war against the Pakistan army.
The Baloch leaders seeking sanctuary in the UK were arrested for the exchange purpose but after Rauf's escape the court apparently released them for want of evidence. (ANI)
According to the Guardian, Rauf was treated so badly that he could not be extradited.
Rauf, who was born in Pakistan in January 1981 and raised in Birmingham, is described as a key figure in Al-Qaida's most ambitious conspiracy against the western world since the 9/11 carnage.
Rauf has also been named as a possible 'facilitator' of the July 7, 2005 London terror attacks by MI5 and MI6.
Rauf, wanted in London for murder, was arrested in Pakistan in August 2006, but he later escaped from police custody in Rawalpindi in broad daylight just two weeks before the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
His escape also aborted an alleged plan said to be mutually agreed between Islamabad and London to exchange Rauf for two high-profile Baloch leaders wanted for allegedly waging war against the Pakistan army.
The Baloch leaders seeking sanctuary in the UK were arrested for the exchange purpose but after Rauf's escape the court apparently released them for want of evidence. (ANI)
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