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Musharraf backs rape-case officer

BBC

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has stepped into a controversial rape case, saying he believes an accused army captain is not guilty.

The alleged rape of a doctor at a gas plant in Balochistan province sparked violence that left eight people dead.

Gen Musharraf said accusations against the officer were baseless but vowed to bring to justice those involved. He said they should be hanged.

The case sparked outrage among Baloch nationalists and women's groups.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4293753.stm

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