No further delay for report on Benazir's murder: UN
Tuesday, 06 Apr, 2010
UNITED NATIONS: A UN spokesperson Tuesday flatly denied a Pakistani press report that the government has sought further delay in the release of UN Commission's report on Benazir Bhutto's assassination, saying the report will be published next week.
“We have received no new request,” Spokesperson Marie Okabe said, while answering a question at the regular noon briefing.
The report, in a section of the press, said the Pakistan government has requested the UN to further delay the publication of the report until June or even beyond. On March 30, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted a request from President Asif Ali Zardari to delay the release of a report until April 15.
The three-member Commission, headed by Chilean Ambassador Heraldo, was set up following a request from the Pakistani Government and began its work in July 2009.
The commission members include Marzuki Darusman, the former attorney-general of Indonesia, and Peter Fitzgerald, a veteran of the Irish National Police who has also served the UN in a number of capacities.
The Commission has informed the Secretary-General that, as of today, all relevant facts and circumstances have been explored, and the report is now complete and ready to be delivered,” a March 31 official UN statement said.
The Commission, whose term has ended, will submit its report on April 15 to the UN chief, who will share the report with the Pakistani Government and submit it to the Security Council for information. -APP
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