QUETTA – The final report by the tribunal formed to probe Kharotabad killings, replete with video footages and documentation, has ruled that the five Chechens killed by security forces were indeed terrorists. The investigative tribunal chaired by Balochistan High Court Justice Hashim Kakar and formed on special directives by Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raessani, had started its proceedings on May 31 and recorded the statements of 28 witnesses.

During the course of investigations, police and FC personnel failed to satisfy the tribunal. The police and FC personnel appeared before the tribunal and briefed it with the help of Russian documentation, video footages, and other related reports on the origins, training procedures, routes and other important information about the killed Chechens. During the briefing, it was said that the raising of hands by the Chechens was an offer for surrender, rather a victory sign usually displayed by jihadi elements.

Via, pakistantoday