Reuters is reporting that Pakistan has demanded consular access to a Pakistani woman with suspected links to al Qaeda. Aafia Siddiqui, a U.S.-trained neuroscientist, is due to be arraigned in New York on Tuesday on charges of attempting to murder U.S. troops and FBI agents in Afghanistan.
The New York Times said Siddiqui has links to at least two of 14 suspected high-level al Qaeda members held at Guantanamo Bay.
Afghan police arrested Siddiqui after becoming suspicious of her behaviour, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Police found documents describing bomb-making and excerpts from the book, Anarchist's Arsenal, as well as papers describing U.S. landmarks and substances sealed in bottles and jars.
However, family members tell a different story. They claim Siddiqui was raped and tortured at Bagram, the main U.S. base in Afghanistan.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) demanded the Pakistani government intervene and secure her release. They issued the following statement: "Dr. Aafia's case is a reminder of the grave injustice done to God knows how many Pakistanis in U.S. detention facilities in Bagram in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, who have been listed as missing." [Reuters]
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