Shakil Afridi was actually convicted of colluding with a warlord
(NEWSER) - The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden was never actually charged with treason, as was initially reported . Shakil Afridi, who was sentenced to 33 years in prison, was actually convicted of colluding with anti-government Islamist warlord Mangal Bagh, tribal court documents show. The fact that Afridi was tried in the tribal justice system, rather than regular court as had been expected, could be good for him: It's more likely he could be released early or even exchanged in a deal with the US, which angrily voted to cut aid to Pakistan in the wake of his prison sentence. More»
