Khalid had been in SA before

[bwana]

Johannesburg - Rashid Khalid, the Pakistan national deported from South Africa last November, had apparently been in and out of the country a number of times using different names.

City Press has established that Khalid, who also used the names Rashid Mahmood and Firoz Patel, was deemed an extremely dangerous and mentally unstable member of al-Qaeda who obtained explosives and recruited South Africans to join al-Qaeda.

Sounds like the sort of guy I'd like living next to me.

 

[lucifir]

regardless of these accusations, I don't think the government should be allowed to just deport people under the cover of night and to detention camps for the US. But then, our government does not answer to anyone ... certainly not its ppl .... and this is just another example of it.

 

[bwana]

According to the Pakistani government he was deported from SA under the care of Pakistani officials back to Pakistan. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1948249,00.html

 

[lucifir]

haven't seen that .. so far ... all that I have seen on the news(tv) was that the pakistani gov was not involved in the deportation .... and also, no one can get in touch with him. Anyways .... its still only the word of our gov .... and lets face it ... no one really trusts them
anyway ... would like to c what happens ... as the lawyer has/is filing with the international criminal court to take our gov and the pakistani gov to court to produce this guy ....

 

[bwana]

I suppose time will tell - that is if the press doesn't forget about it.

 

[arf9999]

According to the Pakistani government he was deported from SA under the care of Pakistani officials back to Pakistan. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1948249,00.html

er no. According to the dept. of home affairs, he was deported under care of Pakistani officials. The Pakistani govt. (who may or may not have been involved in the deportation/abduction) has publicly said nothing.

PS: Rashid may well be a terrorist, and if he is, I agree wholeheartedly that he should be arrested and prosecuted. However, I do not agree with abduction, extraordinary rendition, detention without trial, the export of torture, and similar human rights abuses. In South Africa we have a very clear consitution which guarantees people accused of crimes due process.