PRESS RELEASE: Special Investigation Needed in Bhutto Assassination

Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions condemns the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto and calls on the U.N. Security Council to sponsor a special investigation into her assassination.

Statement from Citizens for Global Solutions Senior Fellow, Raj Purohit:

“With Pakistani government collusion in her death a distinct possibility, the Security Council is the only body with the credibility to manage a truly independent investigation. An independent investigation is the first step towards the restoration of the rule of law in Pakistan.

“We believe that Detlev Mehlis, the former head of the U.N. International Independent Investigation Commission into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, would be an appropriate lead investigator. We further believe that he should work together with a senior Pakistani lawyer, such as Mohammad Yaqoob Khan, the President District Bar Association Lakki Marwat North West Frontier Province.”