Taliban suspected in murder of lawyer for doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden

BBC:
A former lawyer for the Pakistani doctor who helped the US find Osama Bin Laden has been killed by gunmen in the north-western city of Peshawar.

Samiullah Afridi was on his way home on Tuesday when unidentified assailants fired at his car. He later died.

In 2013 he fled Pakistan following threats by militants. After returning last year hetold the BBC that he had stopped working on the doctor's case.

At least two Taliban splinter groups have claimed the killing.

Dr Shakil Afridi, who is no relation to Samiullah, is appealing against a 33-year sentence after being found guilty of collaborating with the Lashkar-e-Islam militant group in his native Khyber tribal region.

But many saw his sentence as punishment for aiding the CIA in their hunt for Bin Laden.
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Pakistan should release the doctor immediately.  He never should have been arrested to begin with.  It is a miscarriage of justice to jail him for helping to find the most wanted mass murderer in the world.  Pakistan also needs to find those responsible for killing the lawyer and bring them to justice.

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