Sunday, October 16, 2005
3 inmates stay put after jail destroyed - AP
When a massive earthquake collapsed the prison, guards fled along with more than 100 prisoners. But three inmates chose to stay.
Now living in a makeshift hut, they are waiting to be put back behind bars to finish their sentences in murder cases.
"Why should I escape when I have only one year left to go?"
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"I have seen some prisoners doing relief work" [one of the guards said].
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Ahmad, a soft-spoken man, planned to change his life once free. "Yes, I had a role in killing one person. It all happened over a land dispute," he said. "I seek forgiveness from God for what I have done."
Fayyaz said the authorities should take the three men's honesty into account and commute the rest of their sentences.
The three are demanding nothing. "We are not good people that someone should come to rescue us," Ullah said.
When a massive earthquake collapsed the prison, guards fled along with more than 100 prisoners. But three inmates chose to stay.
Now living in a makeshift hut, they are waiting to be put back behind bars to finish their sentences in murder cases.
"Why should I escape when I have only one year left to go?"
...
"I have seen some prisoners doing relief work" [one of the guards said].
...
Ahmad, a soft-spoken man, planned to change his life once free. "Yes, I had a role in killing one person. It all happened over a land dispute," he said. "I seek forgiveness from God for what I have done."
Fayyaz said the authorities should take the three men's honesty into account and commute the rest of their sentences.
The three are demanding nothing. "We are not good people that someone should come to rescue us," Ullah said.
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