The Assassination: Punjab governor Salman Taseer

Jan. 6, 2011 - PRLog -- The assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer by one of his security guards ostensibly for his views on the ‘Blasphemy Law’ in Pakistan has opened up several debates. The Governor never violated the law but he did criticize it and sought its amendment even as he championed the cause of a Christian woman sentenced to death under that law. This was enough to trigger the assassins rage against him just as talk of considering a possible amendment to the law led to country wide protests that shut down all activity a few days before the assassination. The media gave prolonged and detailed coverage to the protests just as it is focusing on all aspects of the assassination.

Even as the magnitude of the tragedy sinks into public perception there are several raging discussions that will inevitably influence perceptions. There is the view voiced by government ministers that the assassination was politically motivated and is a serious security lapse because it was a ‘custodial killing’ meaning that it was carried out by those in whose ‘custody’ the Governor was for security reasons. While an investigation is still in progress there are reports that others in the security detail were aware of the killers’ intentions and did nothing till he completed the act and laid down his weapon. It is a fact that no retaliatory fire was directed at the killer. The media is also reporting serious flaws in the screening process for personnel on sensitive security duties implying a lapse in the process that brought the killer at close range to the Governor with a loaded weapon.

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