Mulholland: Charles should cancel Pakistan visit

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Mulholland: Charles should cancel Pakistan visit

By the founding editor | Wed 18th October 2006 - 11:44 am

Prince Charles has been urged to cancel a visit to Pakistan which will coincide with the scheduled execution of a Leeds man on death row.

Mirza Tahir Hussain, 36, is due to be executed on 1 November for murdering a taxi driver in 1998.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are due to visit the country from 29 October to 3 November.

Leeds MP Greg Mulholland said it would be “monstrous” for Mr Hussain to be hanged during the Prince’s visit. More here.

Greg has been fighting hard to save his constituent. See:

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4 Comments

Jeremy 18th Oct '06 - 9:37pm

For exactly the reason that

it would be “monstrous” for Mr Hussain to be hanged during the Prince’s visit

doesn’t Prince Charles’ presence there at the time make it more likely that the execution will be cancelled, or at least further postponed?

Also, I do hesitate to tread into Pakistani politics which I do not claim to understand, but while Musharraf has undoubtedly done some good things, am I the only person who thinks it is a bit odd to hear the Pakistani President saying that stopping the execution is beyond his powers, bearing in mind how he got to that position in the first place?
Martin Hoscik 19th Oct '06 - 8:27am

There’s no assurance that the execution won’t go ahead when HRH is there – indeed some elements might see that as a good way of asserting their independence from the West.

IMO the clearest way to show disproval is for Charles not to go. We should also be looking at other ways to express displeasure.
Will Howells 19th Oct '06 - 1:13pm

Hussain has been given a two month stay of execution – but as Greg says, it’s a small comfort:

“It’s disappointing that the Pakistani government has simply chosen to delay this rather than bringing this matter to a positive resolution.

“The continued cycle of stays of execution is real mental torture for his family and it’s time that President Musharraf and the Pakistani authorities faced up to their responsibilities to overturn what is so clearly an unfair conviction.”
mightymike 21st Nov '06 - 5:13pm

Prince charles is an adulterer and as such is not fit to become king of England. His ugly wife, an adulteress is not fit to become queen of England.
The royal family who seem to think they deserve something more than the general population if this country should be removed from any privilege and all monies and property they have gained from such privilege redistributed back to the people.
Make England a Republic.
Long live the Republic.

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By Liberal Democrat Voice » Mirza Tahir Hussain’s death sentence commuted on Thu 16th November 2006 at 9:13 am.

[…] Last month we reported on Greg Mulholland’s efforts to save Leeds man Mirza Tahir Hussain from execution in Pakistan. President Musharraf was also lobbied by Members of the European Parliament and by Tony Blair. […]