But it doesn't look as if it is going to fly. And note that they only started claiming to have been tortured after Pakistani authorities rejected their first strategem, which was to claim that they were simply waging jihad, and jihad was not illegal under Pakistani law.
"Arrested US jihad seekers file another petition for release," from Asian News International, March 7:
Islamabad, Mar.7 : The five US youth arrested in Pakistan on charges of having links with Al-Qaeda have filed another plea for their release.The plea would be heard on March 8 (Monday) in the district sessions court Sargodha, The News reports.
The five American jihad seekers, who were arrested last year from Sargodha, had earlier moved a bail application which was rejected.
The five accused, who were arrested on charges of ties with terror groups linked with the Al-Qaeda, had pleaded innocence, and said that they were being set up and tortured by the FBI and the Pakistani police.
Waqar Hussain Khan (22), Virginia, Ahmed Abdullah Mani (20), Virginia, Ramay S Zamzam (22), Iman Hasan Yamar (17), California and Omar Farouk (24), Virginia, were arrested in Sargodha on December 9, for plotting terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghansitan, and are locked in a Pakistani jail without being charged.
Pakistan has made it clear that the men, all in their late 20s, would not be deported to the US and that they would be prosecuted in the country itself.
What can I say?
If you don't want to be tortured, then don't get arrested in Pakistan.
It ain't the USA!
Maybe Eric Holder will send some liberal attorneys to defend your sorry asses..
You have to laugh at this one.
Their sympathy ploy seems not to be working.
Perhaps they should not have played "waging jihad" when they were kids. When I was a kid we played cowboys and indians, but we did not feel the need to travel to other countries to play the game. HAHAHAHA
Let Pakistan do with them what they will.
The plotters of mass-murder "...said that they were being set up and tortured by the FBI and the Pakistani police."
From your lips to Allah's shin!
From the article: "Waqar Hussain Khan (22), Virginia, Ahmed Abdullah Mani (20), Virginia, Ramay S Zamzam (22), Iman Hasan Yamar (17), California and Omar Farouk (24), Virginia, were arrested in Sargodha on December 9, for plotting terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghansitan".
Three used to reside in Virginia and one used to reside in California.
I wonder whether that indicates something about the relative levels of Mohammedan infiltration in different parts of the USA?
One hopes that everyone and everything they were associated with - especially any and all mosques they frequented - whilst in Virginia and California, before their recruitment for full-on Jihad, is being thoroughly investigated.
"Pakistan has made it clear that the men, all in their late 20s, would not be deported to the US and that they would be prosecuted in the country itself."
Buh bye, then! Enjoy your stay in Pakistan. You do understand this means that the return portion of your airline tickets cannot now be applied toward your frequent flyer miles?