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Terror links: Brig Ali gets 5 years jail by military court

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Brig Ali was court-marshaled for having links with banned outfits, inciting mutiny in forces.

A military court Friday declared Brig Ali Khan guilty and sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment on charges of mutiny and links with militant organization Hizb-ul-Tahreer.Brig Ali was arrested on May 6, 2011 from Rawalpindi.The proceeding of Court Marshal, headed by a Major General, continued in Sialkot and concluded in Rawalpindi on June 20, 2012.During the proceedings five military officers told the court that Brig Ali incited them to revolt against the civil and military leadership of the country.Military court also announced different terms for Major Enayat Aziz, Major Sohail Akbar and Major Jawad Baseer.Press Reports About Brig Ali Brigadier Ali Khan planned attack on GHQ Brigadier Ali Khan, who is currently facing court martial, planned to spread mutiny against the government by attacking the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) with the support of militant group Hizb-ul-Tahreer.Major Suhail, defence counsel witness, in his written statement before a military court, said that Brigadier Ali had hatched a conspiracy with an air force pilot who flies F-16 aircraft, and planned to attack the GHQ during a meeting of corps commanders.Through these covert actions they wanted to overpower the civilian and military top brass, he stated.A report appearing on BBC Urdu webpage said that during a meeting with the members of Hizb-ul-Tahreer, the brigadier drew circles on a paper to highlight his plan, and told them that with the support of three to four hundred armed men, they could take control of the government.He also told them to head the mutiny, according to witness accounts who further claimed that he was also confided by these people that the GHQ in Rawalpindi would be targeted with an F-16 jet to be flown from a nearby air strip.They had further plans to attack US bases inside Pakistan and Black Water’s locations, the witness said. Major Suhail Akbar also admitted that during last seven years, he had been in contact with Hizb people.Brigadier Ali also claimed to have succeeded in getting support from Triple One Brigade and certain generals. Giving reasons for his refusal to join the secret plans, Major Suhail said that he did not personally like violence.Brig Ali planned air strike at GHQA report appearing on BBC Urdu website said that Brigadier Ali Khan of Pakistan Army, currently facing court-martial, planned to spread mutiny against the government and attack general headquarters with support of Hizbut Tahrir.Major Suhail, defence counsel’s witness, in his written statement to the a military court, said that Brigadier Ali had hatched a conspiracy with a pilot and planned to attack GHQ during a meeting of corps commanders.The report said that during a meeting with members of Hizbut Tahrir, the officer drew circles on paper to highlight his plan and told them that with support of three to four hundred armed men, they could take control of the government. He also told them to lead the mutiny, according to witness accounts.The witnesses further claimed that he was also confided by these people that the GHQ in Rawalpindi would be targeted with an F-16 jet to be flown from a nearby airstrip. They had further planned to attack US bases inside Pakistan and Blackwater’s locations. Major Suhail Akbar also admitted that during the last seven years, he had been in contact with Hizb people. Brigadier Ali also claimed to have succeeded in getting support from Tripple One Brigade and certain generals.Giving reasons for his refusal to join the secret plans, Major Suhail said that he did not like violence. daily times monitorBrig Ali was a brainwashing comrades-in-arms for mutiny REPORTA London-based news agency has claimed that Brig Ali Khan who faces court martial for his ties with a banned outfit was brainwashing other officers for mutiny, Geo News reported.The foreign news agency further said that he has been charged with mutiny as well.Brigadier Khan, who was arrested for his alleged links with the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir, will be court-martialled, a media reports said.Earlier, Pakistan Army decided to court-martial of Brig Ali Khan, whose arrest last year had sparked concerns about the presence of sympathizers for the extremist group in the Pakistani military.Khan, who was serving as director for rules and regulations at the army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, was detained on May 6 last year. Khan was denied promotion in the past because of his extremist leanings.The Pakistan Army had confirmed in June last year that it was questioning four majors in connection with the detention of Khan.The current status of the majors is unknown. Shortly after the covert US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad on May 2 last year, the Hizb-ut-Tehrir distributed pamphlets in military cantonments that called on army officers to establish an Islamic caliphate.The extremist group has issued numerous appeals to soldiers to rise up against the military leadership and to work for severing Pakistan’s ties to the US.