by Voltaire network 07/08/02
Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef died under the torture, end July, on Guantanamo basis, was pointed out by his family, who, would have been informed by the Red Cross, informed the Balochistan Post. The Defence Department didn`t want to comment The information.
Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef had been Talibans ambassador in Pakistan. During the Afghanistan bombardment he had become in fact the spokesman of the Taliban regime. (…)
Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef had been arrested in Pakistan by the US forces, in violation of the diplomatic statute that was recognized by Islamabad. He had been transferred discreetly to Guantanamo, where 598 people are arrested today according to procedures and in contrary conditions to the international right. Mary Robinson, high commissioner of the United Nations for the human rights, who was raised against those practices, has informed to the Guardian not have been re-elected in her functions by Kofi Annan keeping in mind the opposition of the United States.
