Pakistani doctor who helped US in bin Laden raid sentenced to prison


Article from Foxnews.com

PESHAWAR, Pakistan –  A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Usama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring against the state, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country's relationship with Washington.

Shakil Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA and verify bin Laden's presence at the compound in the town of Abbottabad where U.S. commandos killed the Al Qaeda chief last May in a unilateral raid. The operation outraged Pakistani officials, who portrayed it as an act of treachery by a supposed ally.

Senior U.S. officials have called for Afridi to be released, saying his work served Pakistani and American interests. But many Pakistani officials, especially those working for the country's powerful spy agency, do not see it that way.

"He was working for a foreign spy agency. We are looking after our national interests," said a Pakistani intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with the agency's policy.

GOP Rep. Peter King, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said Wednesday he is focused on why the Obama administration didn't do more to protect the doctor.

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NickyJack News Comment:  So Obama wants to claim all the praise for the killing of Osama bin Laden that's great.  What about this guy?  Is it not blatantly clear that the Pakistani's are tied to the terrorist hip?  This guy should have demanded a witness protection like deal before ever dealing with US officials.  In helping our country (and this world), this man is ultimately deemed a threat to the Pakistani state.  My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Afridi and his family