Pakistan Military Dictatorship Exposed: Statement in Front of Military Tribunal (1981)

56 Pages·1981·2.616 MB·English

by  Jam Saqi

PAKISTAN·
MILITADRIYC TATORSHIP
EXPOSED
StatemeinnFt r onotf M ilitary
TribunbaylJ amS aqiM,e mber,
CentrCaolm mitteCeo,m munist
Partoyf P akistan
COMMTU NPIPASU�IBRCLOTANYT I
No.1 0;A ugus1t9 81( C 354)
Pric: eR e1 00
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FOREWORD
Asa small toofok uerpn a rteyx'psr esosfis oloni darity
witht hem ilitaanndtp ersecuCtoemdm uniPsatr toyf
Pakisatnadnw itthh ec ourageous tshtairttui gsg lceo n­
ductiangga iZnisatu Hla q's mijlnuittafa ortryh er estora­
tioonfd emocrianct yh ecioru ntwreyb ,r intgot hIen dian
publtkh eE nglitsehxo tft hes tatemoefcn to mraJdaem
Saqai m,e mbeorft heC entrCaolm mitotfe et Choem mu­
nisPta rtoyfP akistan,h emw haidcebh e fotrheeM ilitary
TribuinnaH ly derabad (Sindthh)es ocldlauertdir niga l
lasyte arC.om radJea mS aqhia sv eryr enctelbye en
sententcote edny earism'p risonbmyet nhteM ilitTarriy­
bunawlh icohfc ourwsaesa f oregcoonnec lussiinotcnhe e
decisiinot nh icsa shea da lreabdeye n tbaykt ehne Zia
militjaurnyt ianp ursuaonfci et st erroarnids t fascist
methoadgsa incsotm muniasntdsa lolt hedre mocroaft s
Pakistan.
. ComradJea mS aqic'ass ies a typiceaxla mpolfet he
Ziar egimteo'rst 'ucrhea mmbeetrh otdhsa atr eb einegm ­
ploypeadr ticualgaarilnycs otn 1munriesvto lutionaries.
Foro nea nda halyfe arasf theiras r reasntdb efobreei ng
brouguhptf oar f ormtarli caolm raJdaem S aqwia ss hut­
tlefdr oomn ej ialt oa nothferro,om nem ilitcaarmypt o
anothpehry,s icbaelaltyae nnd t ortusroet dh ath e can
breadko wna nda d1nits cotalhleeg du iil.tte h.e socalled
conspiargaaciytn hsZeti rae giZmieoa.b viouhsalslye arned
a great fdreoahmli ms entotrh,el atSeh aho fI raann,d
frotmh eh ateSdA VAKt ot errorise opppolointeinctasl.
Buta ltlh eh orrible tortmuirsee rmaefbtalhiyolt deosd
breatkh mei litsapnitro ift th icso urageous cwohmom unist
stoofdi rimn t heb esrte volutionaryo fct ormamdui­tions
nisetvse rywhiensr uec shi tua.tW ihoennhs ew asb rought
befotrheMe i litary Threwi absau lnraela adc yr ippmlane d
physicbaellcya uosfte h et ortuirnfel iocnth eidm .E ven
thehne s pokbee foirheeT ribuinnaf li rtmo newsi,t hout
:mincimnagt tearnsdw ithocuotm promihsiicsno gm munist
pr-inciples.
Comrdae JamS aqih'assb eean i i£ofec ontasntp ottiicai
suffersiinngct ehe d ayosf A yub'msi litdaircyt atorship.
Heh asb eent riaendd j ailseedv etriamle ssi ntchee Tnh.i s
haso nlmya deh ima mordee termicnoemd1 nunist fighter.
ComraJdea mS aqis'tsa temtehnawtt e p ublihsehr ies
.i nf acatna flamainndgp owerifnudli ctomfet nhteZ iar e­
gime, ihtuo swu rppeod\;v edre,s trodyeemdo craancdty h e
dirttya ctiitc se mptlook yese ipt sienl f iitlsl egitimate
powerA.s a truPea kistpaantir i'octo,m raJdaem Saqi
speawkist dhe eapn gujasbho utth es ufferionftg hsec om­
n1oPna kistpaenoip ilnec,l udtihnerg a nk fainlsdeo ldiers,
ande xpostehseh ypocroifts hype r esePnatk istraengii me.
Heq uoteexst ensifvreoltmyh eHo lyQ urawni th telling
effect.
Thef raterCnomamlu niPsatr toyfP akisitsat nh em ost
persecpuotleidtp iacratolyft hacto untIrthy a.bs e eunn der
1950,
a ban since alwmhoesnat trumpuepd conspiracy
casken,o wans theR awalpicnodnis piracyw asc ase,
launchbyet dh et hernu leorfPs a kisatgaani na sntu mber
ofc ommuniasntdsp rogresisnicvleusd,li antgce o mrade
SajjZaadh ee(rt hegne nersaelec tr�royf tPhaek istan
Partayn)d tghree Uartd up oeotf t hes ub-contFianiezn t,
AhmedF aiTzh.a cta soen leyx postehdef orei(ginm perial-
isth)a nbde hiintd. ·
Howevetrh,eP a�il.tsancio mmusntish avfee arlecsosnl·y
tinutehde wiorr ki nt hem ost difcfoincduilttiT ohnesy.
havseu ffearnedds moe likceo mrades NHaassisaran nd
NaziArb bahsaiv eev ebne en murdejraeidl .i n
We saluttheef raterCnoamlm unist oPfaP ratkyi stan
ande xpretshsec o:aiidtehnacitenu nitwyi t&hl tlh el eft,
democratic,a npdaa nttrii-oitmipcef roiracolefPis as kti stan
thesitrr ugagglaei tnhsetZ imai litary ·raenfgdoi rrme eS -·
toratoifod ne moc,rcwayi lull timattreiluym puhs,h ering
ina happayn dd emocrlaitffieoc tr h ep eopolfeP akistan.
Inb ringaibnogu tth ahti stotruirtcnh es acrifoifcc oems­
radelsi kJea mS aqain dt hem artyrdoofcm o mradleisk e
HassaNna siarn dN aziArb bawsoiu lbde c ountaemdo ng
theg reat contributions.
23J UL1Y91 8 N.K .K RISHNAN,
Secretary,
NatioCnoauln Cil,
CommuniPsatr toyfI. n dia
MR PRESIDAENNDTH ONOURABLE
MEMBERoSF C ouRT
I haveb eenb roughbte forteh icso uratf temro ret han'
seventemeonn thssi ncIe w asd etaineDdu.r intgh isp er­
iodI wask epti ns olitacroyn finemenatn ds ubjectteod.
innumerabolteh ert ortu.r eHsad thec asea gainmset­
beeng enuinietw ouldn oth ave requiresdu cha long_
periotdo c onccota ndc ook·u p fictitisotuosr .i es
. hIa db eent riebdy' · summarMyi litacroyu rtusn dert he­
illegYaalh yar egimeI. w as arresteeda rliyn 1969o n
groundosf d istribubtaidngge asg ainOsnte UnitI. was
trieidn M ay 1969i na courtp resjdoevde rb y Major
JaveMda jidA. C IDw itnesstsa tiendt hec ourtth atth ey
hadr eceivae wdi relemsess sagteh atI intendteodc ros.s
theb ordeIr h.a df elatw fullhyu rta tt hissi tuatiaonnd _
becames entimenitnam ly repl.y The·p residiOnffigc er
coulfdo llomwy feelinagsIs s awt earisn h ise yesy,e th e·
sentencmeed t oo ney ear'RsI .
I stirlelm embearn othesrt ranegvee n.t I wasc harged
withv iolatoifoM nL R 5,1 6a nd1 9. kIn ewt haIt violat-­
ed MLR 19 by opposiOnnge Uni.t I requestMeadj or·
Javetdo t elmle whatM LR 5 and1 6w ereH.e replied say­
ingt hahte d idn otk nowT.h eruep onI t ootkh es tantdh at
I coulndo ta llotwh ec ourtto p roceed utnhteci olu rktn ew
the·r egulatiwohnisc hI hada llegedvliyo la.t eMdajor·
Javeodr deread t enm inutber eaakn dw hent hec ourrte ­
sumedh e toldm e thatM LR 5 concerneadb etment.
AboutM LR 16,h e smilingtloyl dm e thate vent heb ig·
guna tH yderabacdo ulndo tr emembewrh ati tw asa bout.
Howeverw ithouatn yf urthedre layh e announcetdh e·
sentenwchei chh e hadb eens entt od eliver.
I wast rieadg aibny a summaryM ilitacroyu ritn D e­
cembe1r9 69T.h isc ourwta sp residoevde'rb y oneM ajor·
Beg.H e awardemde oney ear'RsI f orm akingan ·:infiam-
:matorsyp eecihn a hostreolo ma tt heA gricultcuorlel ege
TandoJ am beforsei xh undresdt ude.n tSsixh undred
studenitnsa litthloes terlo om!T!h es tatemewnats not
�correcntoerwd a st hec oncoctoifot nh iasb sursdt atement
broughtto b ookw hilIe wasc onvenienctolnyv icted.
I haven oc omplaiangta intshte smea jorass I couladn d
�caunn derstatnhde icro mpulsi.o nrIsa thepri titehdem as
I coulwde lli maginteh ep ainw hicha n honesmta n feels
'Whenc ompellteoda cta gainhsits c onscienHcoew.e ver
.t hicso urwth ereI am standi.tn rgi ailsn ota Summary
·courBtu.ti ti sn ota civiclo ureti thetrh,o ugthh ed iffer­
.encweo uldn oth avea mountetdo m uch,i nv iewo ft he
tramplionfgj udicinaolr msi no uru nfortuncaotuen try.
A ChieJfu stiocfeS upremceo urt( JustiYcaek oobA li
.K han)w asr emovefdr omo fficef ora dmittian wgr itp eti­
tiono fB egumN usraBth ut.t oThej udgeosf t heh igh
.courwtesr ec ompellteodv iolatthee iora tho fa llegience
int hec onstitutfiroamneawlo rkw ithifno rty�eihgohutr s.
A justiocfea highc ourwta sh arrass.be yd c onductia ng
houses earc·ha ndi ssuiwnagr rantosf a rrets againhsits
sonb ecausheeh add ifferewdi tha brigadrieegra rditnhge
disqualificoafte ixo-nl amwi nistMerr H afeePzi rzada.
I knowv eryw ellw hat kindo fj ustiac pee rsolni kmee ,
<>new ho isa communisatn ds tandfso rs cientsioficci al­
ism,c ane xpecitn a regimweh eret heC MLA, C-in-C
.. anpdr esideonpte nldye clarheism setlfob ea rightist.
Militacroyu rtasr em oreo fm ilitaarnyd l esosf c ourt.
'Thedierc isiaornefi rscto nfirmebdy t hem ilitahriye rarchy
.anodn lyt hena nnounceIdn.t hescei rcumstatnhceersie s
notm uchs copfeo rt hihso nourabcloeu rtto d ecidteh is
.·
casef reelfya,i rlayn df earlessTlhyi.si s especiaslol y
snicet her elevaanutt horihtaiveesb eeni nsisttihnrgo ugn­
·OUtth aotn lym y coffin shalclo meo uto ft hec landestine
·concentrcaatmiposno rj ai.l Issn'itts trangtoea ccusae
·p ersoonf o ppositnhge a rmya ndt hent hrowinhgi m to
· ·
:..bet ride ina n armyc ourtT.h e·p rosecutiosra lsot he
.·j udgeI!n S ��hiw � c�ltlhijsu stice 'K�hJaanhS atny le''
.
• r. ·I·fp eop.bleel ongi.n tgo the· piryileg,ec dl ass·e lsi ke
,. :Rafz.eP �irzadad.o n otg etj ustiicfep ,eas antsi n, thPea t­
.
:.(;Feeder,,�rea,.•
'thou'osthanerwd .op lrackeesr.. a_is· rn ·e mM ouwletd·.� da on._wd� no mbll1yo:r: b:tpu elolpel..tlie snf ,
:studenotfsS in·du niversiatnyd other institut.i oan�se
'Jodgeidn j ailasn d concentra-tciaomnp- sa ndc'am puses
.,clotsheedn,h ow canI ,w ho espousteh ec aus-oefw ork­
.erpse,a sanytosu,t hisn,t ellectoupaplrse,s sneadt ionalities
.ando thedro wntroddpeeno pleex,p ec·jtu stifcreo ma re-
.
_gimteh ato penlbyo astosf b einrgi ghtist.
·
Howevers,i rl,e ti tn otb ec onstrutehda It considmeyr
.appearabnecfeo rteh icso uratn exerciisnef utilTthyi.s
·Courhta st heo pportunoiftw yi nnintgh er espe·ocft a ll
·_honescto untrymiennc,l udihnogn esta nd patrioteilce ­
Jnentsi nt hea rmedf orcebsy actinagc corditnotg h ·ed ic­
tateosf j ustiacned i tsc onscie.n ce
.li ON'JVIT.i: �,1BEORFST HEC OURT
Decisioinnps o liticcaasle sa re two-f.o lIdndividuals
:statnrdi able forteh ec ouratn dt hec ourstt andtsr iable ­
foret hec ountrOyn.e verdiicstd eliverbeyd· thec ourt
andt heo thebry histprLye.tu s hopet hatt hed ecision
,oft hicso urwti lble uphelbdy them orei nexoradbel­e
cisioofnh istory.
Gentlemeanl,l omwe to place befyooruet hef acts
:aboutth eb oorisahn di nhumant reatmemnett edo ut to
.me by our biliobusr otherisn uniformI. r efetro
certaienv er-zealaorumsy officersw ho withoutth e
least care trampfloeo tt huen udne-ra rmepde ople of
.Pakistaannd v ent their onwt rhaet.mhI r efer atolF sloU
official(sIs peako ft heF lUs eparataels1y ,fi ndi td iffi­
·CUtlotr ecognitsheeF lUa sa ni nteglr paarotf o ura rmy
.set.- uIp wilell abortahtiels a ter).
I wasa rrestoend 1 0D ecembe1r9 -7f8r omt he· stasier ca
·OfD awoodM ansioHny,d erabaTdh.e rew eref ou·rp olice
vehiclaensdt wo armyv ehicloefts h e 17btaht taloifot nh e
· .PunjaRbe gimenTth.e e ver-zealC.oOu.so ft he1 7thP un­
jabR egimenCto lR.a hmanw asn oto nlyt he_ chioepfe rator
:··o ft haotp eratibountw ash imseplrfe seonnt t he spo.tH e
was not preparteodt rust ptohlei ce-bpoescta usofe.t he
..r umourt:h atn o Sindhoiffi cia·lw olud·b e- readtyo a rrest
:me.A littllaet tietrw asf urthreurm ourdet hanto ta s�­
g.1ec iviloiffiacni ail�r 'eatdoy d o seoih·te r.S ot h�· Colw.a s
not' onlyo n thes potb'u-ta ss oona s1 wasa rrteesd,a c-
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companimeed tot heC ityP olice st(antoittoh neM arket
Police staasti ismo enn tioniendg overnmednotc uments)­
ColR.a hmanl eftth eP olisctea tiaofnt ear f ewm inuteAsn.
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hourl atehre r angu p theS HO oft heC ityP olicset ation,.
Mr KhaliBla jwaa nd·n oto nlays kehdi mt ot akem e to·
Quartegru arodf 1 7tPhu njaRbe gimenbtu th ea lsroe buk-·
edh imf ort he�i viliotfhy i sa ttituId wea.s s ittinnega rb y
andc oulgda thetrh ifsr omt hea poolgetitco neo ft heS HO·
I
overt het elephonMer.. B ajwa sa"iNdo,s ir,h aven ot
takehni mt om y quartehre, i sh erei nm y office before
me"
.
Withiann houro fm y arresIt w ast akeanw ayt ot he­
Quartegru arodf 1 7tPhu njab Regibmleinntd,- folTdheids.
wasa ta bout .310P0 .M.o rs o.A t 11.3P0.M . I wasa gain
taketno 2 AC'so fficef romQ uarter guTahrrde.ep erso.n s
werew aitinfogr m e there. RCaohlm.a np retendteodb e
DSP Hyderab.a dMajorZ aheera,l sop retenditnog b e
anotheDrS P Hyderabaadn,d a man ofs omei ntelligence
agencwye rep resent.
I
ThereI wast oltdh aitf wouldr efrafirno mp olitIi cs
I
coulbde seta tl ibertNya.t urallyr,e fus.e dTheC ol.
madea notheorff eri fI agreetdo j oinN DP,t heg overn­
mentw ilnlo t onlyl etm e frebeu tw ilall spor ovidmee
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witha profitable bulsainndoe srcs a,s he nablimneg .t o,
livae l uxurioluisfe I. t olhdi mt hastu che fforttsom ake
me bow weref utialseI havea lreaddye dicatmeyd l ife
fors ocialainsdmi ntentdo c arroyn thes truggtlielt lhe
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exploitaotfim oann by man andn atiobny natiocno mes
toa ne nd
.
Ther eactioofnt hef rustraCtoeld. R ahmanw asv ery
violenHte. immediateloyrd eretdh e solditeorb rinag
can.e My canincgo mmencea t1 A.M. andc ontinu.e d,.
alonwgi tha buseasn ds houtintgisl3,l ''SajJeaewlayn s"
,oft hea rmyw eree xhausteId s.t artbelde edianngd i t
wasd awn
.
HoweveIr w ouldl ikteo m akei tc leatrh anto o nec an
daret ob ehavien s uch· ac allomuasn nern orm akes uch
offerosn hiso wn. Therem usth aveb een someb iggu n_
who belongitnogt hea ctuarlu lincgl iqubee,c ausfeo,r a :
professiaornmaylo fficialle,th eb e a colonoerlg ene�ali,t :
wouldha vem atterleidt twlhee theIr o ijn tNhDeP orn ot.-
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ftr fourd aysw ithouatn yr estt,h eyl efmte simply
ly.i nIgn t hec ellf ors ixd aysI.c oulmda keo uta fterwards
thatt heyh ad maduep theirm indt oh andm e overt o
.FIU-F7I1.C5 .
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At firstth eyt rietdo g eta receifprto mt hec entrparli ­
I
.soant H yderabatdh at wasd etaintehde re aqnudi ckly
killimneg whilpeu ttitnhge b lameo n other·sS .i ncjea il
authoritrieefsu setdo d o sot heyd ecidetdo t akem e to
FIC-715
atK arachi.
On 20D ecembeIr , wast akeanw ayt oK arachbil ind­
foldeadn dw ash andeodv ert oa clandestcionnec entration
,camopf F IU-FI7C1 5.Th ere tdheetya inmeed i na dark
.dungefoonrf ewd aysw itht humpinogn t her o·foa ndf rom
.belowt hefl ooro ft hadtu ngeonT.h atr oomw asc onstruc­
tedi ns ucha way thati tsfl oor· hada ·h ollovwa cuum
.beneaitth.T hed arkneosfst hed ungeowna ss ucht hatI
-counlodt s eea ta lla ndh adt og ropfeo rt hem ugo fw ater
orm eal.s Aftefre wd ayst heyt ookm e outo ft hatdu n­
_geoann dk eptm e ina nothecre lsll eeplfeosrfs o urd ays.
Thatt ortuarned e xhaustwiaosnf urthflearv ourewdit h·
.abuseasn ds lapp.i nTghep oliacree n otoriofuosra buses
I
.sinBcrei tirsuhl eb,u tt here sawt hats omei nstitution
.ancde rtapieno plhea ves pedaliisnea db useasn dt husa re
.quaaltivitelys uperiionrt hta policbee,c austeh eyc ould
invennte wo bnoxiso aubuseosn t hes po.tA ftefro urd ays
theya lternatteodr turweist h question-Tuhpe.y h ad
.snatchaewda ym y spectaclteoso,t bhr ushc,o mbe tca.s
197.8 .
soc-ans w e reachetdh eroen 20 December, These
1979.
·werer eturnteodm e int he firstw eeko fF ebruary
·D urintgh ep erioIdw asv isitbeyd a quackw ho pre­
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tendetdo b e a qualifideodc t.o rWhen askedh im for
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.spectacalnedst olhdi mt hat haveb eena dvisebdy the
.eysep ecialtious ste s pectacfloeras l mosatl lt het imeh,e
replie"dO,h n o,h e wasm istakeTnh.a t doesn otm ake
.anyd iffreence.I' 't hineky es pecialoifso tusr c ountry
.neendo t goa broaadn ds pensdo m uchf oreiegxnc han.g e
-Thecya nl earna lotf romt hose· quackosf C landestine_
.concentrcaatmipos.n· I h opet hec ourwti lalg reew ithm e
thaetv ena n accusehda sh isr ightasn dc ane nquirien to
thei dentiotfya person who hass ebtne teons eeh im,
masqueragd iansa n eyes p�cialist.
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.S ometimewsh ent heyw erek eepinmge sleepltehsesy
sprin�dk l�cldw ateorn m e int hec oldn ightosf D ecem--·
.
bera ndJ anuarsyh,o utianbgu seasn ds aying',' yoaur e�
feelisnlgee py,y ou. .." -I sparet hec ourtt hen arration.
Many timetsh eyw ouldp ullt heh airo fm y head·,a rms
andm ustachteisl slo meh airw asp luckeadw ay.I was.
toltdh aitt wilnlo tm akea nyd ifferenfcoert hemi fI die
durintgh e toratsuH raes anN asidri eodr b ecommee ntally
abnormalli kDeo ctoMru saddiokfI ra.n
.I wasa lstoo ltdh aIt canb em adei mpotewnitt hi njec-·
tionsT.h ist hreaIt a,g reew,a sn aturaeln ougfho r a_
rightriesgti mree presenting paanrdia mspiottieccn lta s.s­es
Whate lsbeu tim potenccea nb eo fferebdy a systetmh at
hass incleo ngl ositt osw nc reativciatpya,c iftoyri nnova­
tioann du rgef orp rogresPse.o plgee neralslayy" where­
theries n ol awt,h eries M artiLaalw .'B'u tI feelo,nt he:
contrartyh,a t' 'whetrhee ries M artiaLla w theries n o·
law." HoweverI, w asm entalplrye parteodt olerastuec h_
tortuarse kIn ewt her egimweo uldi nflicotn me. The
torturoensl yc onfirma,g aino,u ra nalysis tahbeoc uhta -·
racteorft heg overnment.
Butt herwee rec ertaoitnh etrh ingwsh icho fferemdu ch�
morea gon.y Fore xampldeu rintgh osleo ngn ightwsh ich
I spenwti thourte sttsh eyu sedt oh arpr epeatedtlhya t
.
agrariraenf ormasr ea gainsIts lam and therefolraen d.
shoulndo tb ed istribuatmeodn gp easantOsn.l yf eudal
lordssh oulodw n thel and.T heyk new,a ndI alstoo l.d
themt,h aitt i .sa na rticolfme y faitthh alta nds houlgdo .·
tot het illfierrs atn dt henp roceetdoc ooperatfiavrem ing.
B_utth eyw ento nh arpinfgo rw holen ightsD.u rinsgo me·
oft hen ightsso,m e 'specialciosmtest 'o m e convincing
me abouit mperialciaspitt aTlh.e y continuethde irs o.
calleadr gumenftosr s om anyn igh.t s
:Beinag citizoefn P akistaannd thusa masteorf t he
countrayt,l easitnt heoriyfn oti np ractia'Csye e tI, h ave
everyr ightto . knoww ho theyw ere?I t distmuer btso
b�lietvhea tth os'eg entlembeenl'o ntgo t hea rmedf orc..e s
I�t hawte ren ots oh ow coultdh esaeg entosf i mperialist
capitaanld o fr ottefne udaml ihsavea ccestso t hatc lan­
desticnoen centractamipo nw hich was guardebdy the
a:rrny andw hereI wasn ota llowetdow alkw ithu ntied.
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