Fazel Karim
| Fazel Karim | |
|---|---|
| Arrested | 2002-05 |
| Detained at | Bagram |
| ISN | 1897 |
| Alleged to be a member of | alleged member of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi |
| Charge(s) | no charge, extrajudicial detention |
On January 15, 2010, the Department of Defense complied with a court order and published a list of Captives held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility that included the name Fazel Karim.[1][2][3]
There were 645 names on the list, which was dated September 22, 2009, and was heavily redacted.[1][2]
According to historian Andy Worthington, author of the The Guantanamo Files, an individual named "Fazal Karim" was reported to have played a role in the kidnap and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.[3] According to Worthington, he was reported to have been in Pakistani custody in 2003. Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf describe him as a "militant activist" in his autobiography. According to Worthington, he was reported to have provided information that helped lead to the capture of 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.[4][5]
He was reported to be a member of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Bagram detainees". United States Department of Defense. 2009-09-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-17.
- ^ a b Andy Worthington (2010-01-19). "Dark Revelations in the Bagram Prisoner List". truthout. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25.
- ^ a b Andy Worthington (2010-01-26). "Bagram: The First Ever Prisoner List (The Annotated Version)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27.
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Pervez Musharraf (2006-09-26). "How we found Pearl buried in ten pieces". The Times. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27.
Then in May 2002 we arrested someone named Fazal Karim, a militant activist. When we interrogated him we discovered that he was involved in Pearl's slaughter. He also told us that he knew where Pearl was buried.
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Tim McGirk (2003-01-27). "Who Killed Daniel Pearl?". Time magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27.
Karim and the other detained suspect, Naeem Bukhari, haven't yet been charged with any crime. But Karim's account suggests that Saeed may have played a relatively minor role in the Pearl affair�and that the actual killers are still at large.
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"Pakistan Group with Al Qaeda Links Seen Weakened". Reuters. 2003-02-07. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27.
LeJ is linked to two attacks on Western targets in Karachi in 2002 the kidnap and murder of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl and a car bomb attack killing 14 people including 11 Frenchmen. It is also blamed for the massacre of 17 Christians in October, 2001. Two LeJ members, Naeem Bokhari and Fazal Karim, both in undeclared custody, are suspected of helping in Pearl's kidnap and murder, intelligence sources say.