The Honourable Ban Ki Moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations Headquarters
First Avenue at 46th Street
New York 1007, U.S.A.
Subject: Request for the formation of a United Nations international Investigation Commission into the Assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto to be known as the "Ms. Benazir Bhutto Inquiry Commission"
On 27th December, 2007 Ms Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi due mainly to the continuation of inadequate security arrangements even after a very fatal failed assassination attempt which took the lives of over 100 hundred innocent Pakistanis on 18th October.
Despite Ms Bhutto's narrow escape on 18th October 2007 and the Court orders to both the Federal and Provincial authorities to provide Ms Bhutto with "fool proof" security Ms Bhutto's security remained inadequate. Security arrangements were so inadequate that one of Ms Bhutto's killers was able to get within feet of Ms Bhutto. According to a Russian newspaper report it is possible that multiple sniper teams were used to kill Ms Bhutto using long range sniper rifles with laser guidance followed by rocket propelled grenades to destroy evidence of assassination as no evidence was found of a suicide bomber.
The Government of Pakistan in order to conceal their failure to protect Ms Bhutto came up with the implausible explanation that the death of Ms Bhutto was caused on account of her hitting her head on the lever of the sunroof of her vehicle. Such an implausible explanation is contrary to both video evidence of the assassination and eyewitness accounts.
Immediately after the incident the Government quickly washed the crime scene with water and blamed Al-Qaida and Baitullah Masood for the assassination of Ms Bhutto and relayed a conversation of 2 men discussing the assassination of Ms Bhutto.
The fact that the crime scene was also not preserved is highly suspicious. It should be noted that when assassination attempts were made on other high-profile persons crime scenes were preserved with the material being professionally investigated.
President Musharaff has expressed his dissatisfaction at the current investigation into Ms Bhutto's assassination. Furthermore in an interview with the US television network CBS President Musharraf admitted that Ms Bhutto could have been shot. The disparity of good reason in itself demands an explanation.
The need for an Independent International Inquiry Commission
1. The tragic murder of Ms Bhutto is a national and international loss and leaves behind an indelible legacy, a pall of gloom and grief and a wave of anger both inside and outside Pakistan. Ms Bhutto gave her life for democracy and to save Pakistan which is in danger of becoming a failed state riddled with extremists.
2. Ms Bhutto's assassination has led to political instability in Pakistan. There is no leader in Pakistan who can be termed as a leader of National standing having vast political and public support in the four provinces of Pakistan. Ms Bhutto's assassination is a great set back to the unity of federation.
3. The Government of Pakistan has already stated that Al-Qaida is involved in the assassination of Ms Bhutto and allegedly has intercepts in support of this. According to Government of Pakistan Al-Qaida has bases and it operates from Afghanistan which is a neighbouring country and other countries of the world.
4. It is imperative to discover the truth behind Ms Bhutto's assassination. For instance, who planned it, in which countries such plans were made, who financed and carried out the assassination?
5. The investigation process in Pakistan suffers from serious flaws and interference from powerful figures in the establishment. Further more they have neither the capacity nor the commitment to reach a satisfactory and credible conclusion which is evident from the fact that the security services of Pakistan failed to provide adequate protection to Ms Benazir Bhutto otherwise it would not have led to her assassination on 27 December 2007. Thus it is not possible for the security services of Pakistan to carry out either an impartial or credible investigation into the assassination of Ms Bhutto which will lead to the truth being uncovered and bring the people who are behind this heinous crime to justice. Even detectives from Scotland Yard would not be able to reach any definite and credible conclusion as they are working with limited powers under the control, guidance and supervision of the Pakistani authorities, and with inability to effectively access all of the evid!
ence.
6. The friends and the people of Pakistan want to know the truth about her assassination so that the criminals, perpetrators, financiers and sponsors of this heinous crime are exposed and brought to justice as a mark of respect to the departed soul so that the sentiments and feelings of those concerned is given solace which under the prevailing political situation in Pakistan can only be achieved through the findings of an international investigation commission which is both impartial and whose findings will be credible to the family members of Ms Bhutto and the people of Pakistan.
Advantages of the United Nations Security Council appointed Independent International Investigative Commission
1. Such an Inquiry Commission will not be under the control of the Pakistani authorities and will report directly to the UN. As such its findings will be credible in the eyes of the Pakistani people who want to know the truth behind the assassination of Ms Bhutto.
2. Such an independent inquiry is likely to help stabilize the precarious political situation in both Pakistan and the region as both the people of Pakistan and the region will have confidence in such an Independent Inquiry.
The United Nations Security Council is therefore called upon to constitute an International Independent investigation commission. A call for constitution of such commission has also been made by the International Crisis Group a Brussels based HR think tank and so also by Senator Arlen Specter of USA to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
The UN itself has condemned the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto in the October 22, 2007 Security Council meeting, underlining the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this heinous crime to justice and has also confirming its willingness to assist in the investigation of the assassination of Ms Bhutto if requested by the Government of Pakistan.
The Inquiry commission should be mandated to investigate the circumstances leading up to the assassination of Ms Bhutto and identify the perpetrators, financiers, conspirators, sponsors and/or organizations involved in the assassination of Ms Bhutto with a view to bringing them to Justice.
On the failure of the Government of Pakistan to make a request to the UN Security Council for establishing an international investigative commission the Security Council is hereby requested to invoke its suo moto powers to form an International Investigative Commission to be known as "Ms Benazir Bhutto Inquiry Commission", or any other termed name.
Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations Headquarters
First Avenue at 46th Street
New York 1007, U.S.A.
Subject: Request for the formation of a United Nations international Investigation Commission into the Assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto to be known as the "Ms. Benazir Bhutto Inquiry Commission"
On 27th December, 2007 Ms Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi due mainly to the continuation of inadequate security arrangements even after a very fatal failed assassination attempt which took the lives of over 100 hundred innocent Pakistanis on 18th October.
Despite Ms Bhutto's narrow escape on 18th October 2007 and the Court orders to both the Federal and Provincial authorities to provide Ms Bhutto with "fool proof" security Ms Bhutto's security remained inadequate. Security arrangements were so inadequate that one of Ms Bhutto's killers was able to get within feet of Ms Bhutto. According to a Russian newspaper report it is possible that multiple sniper teams were used to kill Ms Bhutto using long range sniper rifles with laser guidance followed by rocket propelled grenades to destroy evidence of assassination as no evidence was found of a suicide bomber.
The Government of Pakistan in order to conceal their failure to protect Ms Bhutto came up with the implausible explanation that the death of Ms Bhutto was caused on account of her hitting her head on the lever of the sunroof of her vehicle. Such an implausible explanation is contrary to both video evidence of the assassination and eyewitness accounts.
Immediately after the incident the Government quickly washed the crime scene with water and blamed Al-Qaida and Baitullah Masood for the assassination of Ms Bhutto and relayed a conversation of 2 men discussing the assassination of Ms Bhutto.
The fact that the crime scene was also not preserved is highly suspicious. It should be noted that when assassination attempts were made on other high-profile persons crime scenes were preserved with the material being professionally investigated.
President Musharaff has expressed his dissatisfaction at the current investigation into Ms Bhutto's assassination. Furthermore in an interview with the US television network CBS President Musharraf admitted that Ms Bhutto could have been shot. The disparity of good reason in itself demands an explanation.
The need for an Independent International Inquiry Commission
1. The tragic murder of Ms Bhutto is a national and international loss and leaves behind an indelible legacy, a pall of gloom and grief and a wave of anger both inside and outside Pakistan. Ms Bhutto gave her life for democracy and to save Pakistan which is in danger of becoming a failed state riddled with extremists.
2. Ms Bhutto's assassination has led to political instability in Pakistan. There is no leader in Pakistan who can be termed as a leader of National standing having vast political and public support in the four provinces of Pakistan. Ms Bhutto's assassination is a great set back to the unity of federation.
3. The Government of Pakistan has already stated that Al-Qaida is involved in the assassination of Ms Bhutto and allegedly has intercepts in support of this. According to Government of Pakistan Al-Qaida has bases and it operates from Afghanistan which is a neighbouring country and other countries of the world.
4. It is imperative to discover the truth behind Ms Bhutto's assassination. For instance, who planned it, in which countries such plans were made, who financed and carried out the assassination?
5. The investigation process in Pakistan suffers from serious flaws and interference from powerful figures in the establishment. Further more they have neither the capacity nor the commitment to reach a satisfactory and credible conclusion which is evident from the fact that the security services of Pakistan failed to provide adequate protection to Ms Benazir Bhutto otherwise it would not have led to her assassination on 27 December 2007. Thus it is not possible for the security services of Pakistan to carry out either an impartial or credible investigation into the assassination of Ms Bhutto which will lead to the truth being uncovered and bring the people who are behind this heinous crime to justice. Even detectives from Scotland Yard would not be able to reach any definite and credible conclusion as they are working with limited powers under the control, guidance and supervision of the Pakistani authorities, and with inability to effectively access all of the evid!
ence.
6. The friends and the people of Pakistan want to know the truth about her assassination so that the criminals, perpetrators, financiers and sponsors of this heinous crime are exposed and brought to justice as a mark of respect to the departed soul so that the sentiments and feelings of those concerned is given solace which under the prevailing political situation in Pakistan can only be achieved through the findings of an international investigation commission which is both impartial and whose findings will be credible to the family members of Ms Bhutto and the people of Pakistan.
Advantages of the United Nations Security Council appointed Independent International Investigative Commission
1. Such an Inquiry Commission will not be under the control of the Pakistani authorities and will report directly to the UN. As such its findings will be credible in the eyes of the Pakistani people who want to know the truth behind the assassination of Ms Bhutto.
2. Such an independent inquiry is likely to help stabilize the precarious political situation in both Pakistan and the region as both the people of Pakistan and the region will have confidence in such an Independent Inquiry.
The United Nations Security Council is therefore called upon to constitute an International Independent investigation commission. A call for constitution of such commission has also been made by the International Crisis Group a Brussels based HR think tank and so also by Senator Arlen Specter of USA to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
The UN itself has condemned the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto in the October 22, 2007 Security Council meeting, underlining the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this heinous crime to justice and has also confirming its willingness to assist in the investigation of the assassination of Ms Bhutto if requested by the Government of Pakistan.
The Inquiry commission should be mandated to investigate the circumstances leading up to the assassination of Ms Bhutto and identify the perpetrators, financiers, conspirators, sponsors and/or organizations involved in the assassination of Ms Bhutto with a view to bringing them to Justice.
On the failure of the Government of Pakistan to make a request to the UN Security Council for establishing an international investigative commission the Security Council is hereby requested to invoke its suo moto powers to form an International Investigative Commission to be known as "Ms Benazir Bhutto Inquiry Commission", or any other termed name.
Sincerely
Citizens of Pakistan
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