Accused in Asma assault & murder case sentenced to life imprisonment [Update Post #162]

[Bewal Express]

Ever notice how all those countries where police are not corrupt are rich countries, not third world hellholes like Pakistan, India or Indonesia. Corruption is the default state for any poor country, no exceptions, so no, institutional corruption is not political, it's economic. The only failure of the politicians in such a case is their failure to develop a reasonably prosperous economy which, in turn, would have stronger, less corrupt (not clean but less corrupt), institutions. It's political only in cases like Punjab or Sind where police departments are used as the ruling parties' personal goon squad, something that was never really the case in KPK, even in pre messiah times.

There is no doubt that the Police are better paid and hence the corruption is minimal. But if you look at the corruption in PK and elsewhere in the 3rd world, the Police are an extenson of the mafia state, where they are used to suppress and not serve. Ultimately Police corruption happens because the Police dont fear accountability, and who holds them accountable, yes you guessed it the Politicians.

 

[UN talkz]

PESHAWAR: The prime suspect in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Mardan was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday by an anti-terrorism court.

After three months court proceedings, the single-bench chaired by Judge Younas Khan also imposed a fine of Rs1 million.
The 15-year-old accused, Mohammad Nabi, was arrested by Mardan police for raping and killing four-year-old Asma. Nabi, who is a relative of the victim, confessed to the crime during the investigation.

Addressing the media after the verdict was announced, DPO Mardan Wahid Mehmood said the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police had provided necessary evidence to convict the suspect.

Asma went missing earlier in January, her body was recovered from sugarcane fields a few days later. A case was lodged and evidence collected from the scene was sent to Lahore to investigate if the minor was raped.

Accused in Asma rape, murder case confesses crime before the court

The evidence confirmed that the four-year-old girl had been raped upon which police started a hunt to arrest culprits behind the brutal killing. Mardan Police questioned over 150 people and sent DNA samples to Lahore.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1753350/1-accused-asma-rape-murder-case-sentenced-life-imprisonm/