A Barbaric Action

CIA spy escapes murder case in Pakistan after US pays 'blood money'

Raymond Davis, the CIA spy charged with murder in Pakistan, has flown out of the country after the relatives of two men he killed dropped charges in exchange for "blood money" of at least $1.4m (£874,000) and help in resettling abroad.

Davis slipped out of Lahore on a special flight from the old city airport after being released from the sprawling jail where he had been held for almost 10 weeks amid a diplomatic storm that rocked relations between the two allies and sucked in President Barack Obama.

A Pakistani official said the 36-year-old US spy was bound for an airbase in Afghanistan, then on to the US.

Davis was freed under Islamic laws that allow a murderer to walk free on payment of compensation to the family of his victims. The acquittal took place during a closed hearing at Kot Lakhpat jail where no reporters were present.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/16/cia-spy-murder-pakistan-blood

One hopes that our New Canadian, Harper Government, will exercise thir legislative powers to bring those found guilty of barbaric actions to justice!