Amnesty International
The
execution of Shafqat Hussain – a man whose lawyers say was under 18
years of age when the crime was committed – has been scheduled again,
this time for 6 May. Legal proceedings challenging the government’s
inquiry into his age and allegations that he was forced to confess under
torture are ongoing.
On 16 April Shafqat Hussain’s
lawyers submitted a petition to the Islamabad High Court calling for an
independent inquiry into his age, and allegations of torture at the
time of his arrest. Shafqat Hussain's stay of execution was due to
expire on 17 April, but the Islamabad High Court, in an order handed
down on the same day, asked the Pakistani government to respond within
15 days to questions over the planned execution of Shafqat Hussain and
the government inquiry into his age.
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