Tariq Islam on Bhutto execution date

Title

Tariq Islam on Bhutto execution date

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:05:38

Description

Tariq Islam, nephew of condemned former Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, describes the appalling conditions in which his uncle is being held captive. He says that under Islamic law a man cannot be condemned solely on the basis of a confession. Bhutto is being held captive on murder charges in Pakistan and could be executed in the coming weeks. His nephew describes how Bhutto is refusing to ask for mercy as he is an innocent man. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tariq Islam

Keywords

Government; Death penalty; Prisons; Pakistan; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Murder trials; Prime ministers; Legal systems; Imprisonment; Trials; Politicians; Executions; Islamic law; Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; Political trials

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