Media is hiding that Dr Abbas Khan, the British Wahhabi doctor who illegally travelled to Syria, was suicidal
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The BBC’s Contradicting Reports on Dr Abbas Khan
A year ago a British doctor of Indian origin, Abbas Khan, 32, went to Syria to provide help on the side of the insurgents. Initially he went to Turkey on 12 November 2012 to treat refugees coming over the Syrian border, and put together medical kits and a guide to help civilians and Jihadists to treat each other. The trip to Turkey was meant to last barely two weeks. At some point, porbably lured by Salafist Islamists, Abbas Khan decided to cross the border, and for around 48 hours he worked in a field hospital in Aleppo before being detained at a checkpoint on 22 November. (Source) He was caught by the Syrian government and sent to jail. He was to be released a few days ago, but then allegedly committed suicide.
The BBC, “reporting” on the issue, writes:
Syrian authorities have said their post-mortem examination showed he killed himself while in detention.But his family has said this is not credible as he was due to be released.
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Mr Khan’s brother said that it was “pure fiction” that Mr Khan had committed suicide as he had written to relatives saying he was looking forward to coming home for Christmas.On Tuesday, the Foreign Office said that the doctor had been “in effect murdered” by the Syrian authorities and at best his death was “extremely suspicious“.
Nowhere in that current piece does the BBC mention that the doctors family earlier feared, as the BBC itself reported just five days ago, that the doctor was likely to commit suicide:
The family of a British doctor, imprisoned by the Syrian government for over a year, is growing increasingly concerned for his mental health.
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His brother, Afroze, said Dr Khan was depressed. “There is a real possibility he may want to harm himself.”
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In his most recent letter Dr Khan wrote: “Being kept in appalling and inhuman conditions has seen my mental health markedly deteriorate, I suffer from almost constant depression and suicidal ideation.”
The family feared, and the doctor himself practicality announced, his possible suicide. Five dates later the man is dead and has, according to the Syrian government, killed himself.
But now the earlier feared and reported possible suicide is suddenly called “not credible” and “pure fiction” and the BBC does not even mention the contradiction to its earlier report but goes solely with the family’s (and British government) new propaganda line.
Is that official amnesia the BBC is practicing here or Big Brother like historical revisionism?
Robert Fisk wrote an article on the subject and in the second last paragraph of the article he casually mentions that the Doctor’s brother was warning that “he feared for his mental health” a week before this hanging took place. If you are going to accuse Syrian security of staging the suicide of a prisoner, you should probably mention early on that you have information that the prisoner was suicidal and depressed in the weeks beforehand. That part is kind of important. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/british-prisoner-dr-abbas-khan-found-dead-in-syrian-jail-days-before-he-was-due-to-be-handed-over-to-mp-george-galloway-9010003.html
Why on earth would the Assad regime kill the guy four days before he due to be relased. There’s gotta be something else going on here, perhaps an agent provocateur within the jail or the security apparatus? It has all the hallmarks of the Ghouta sarin attack, yet another attempt to discredit the regime. And of course the BBC’s role as mouthpiece for the Empire is outrageous.
One is unable to understand the fuss about Dr Abbas Khan in Western media. Did Dr Khan enter Syria legally? Did he travel to Syria after due permission by the UK government? Was he there to dispense his medical services in a gynecologist clinic, a dentist clinic? Or was he there as part of the logistic of this Western zusa war? If he was part of the logistic of the invading Wahhabi-Salafi and Deobandi death squads, then why the outrage? Isn’t it more outrageous to enter a country illegally, as part of the Saudi-Qatari funded invading/destabilizing forces (as ‘Doctors without Borders’ has been doing since the days of Peshawar, end of the seventies), to work to restore health of the death squads so they could destabilize more and kill more?Galloway is upset because of his constituency and what really happened to Dr Abbas Khan is irrelevant though one feels sorry for his parents.
It is important to note that quite a few pro-AlQaeda Wahhabi-Salafi and Deobandi bigots are currently travelling to Syria to implement their Jihadist agenda in the guise of humanitarian services. Here is a detailed account about Aid for Syria and other pro-AlQaeda charities: BBC documentary presents pro-Al Qaeda Wahhabi bigots Majid Freeman and Kasim Kas Jameel as humanitarian workers – See more at: https://lubpak.com/archives/295281
The same dubious groups eg Leicester to Syria and Aid4Syria are now using Dr Abbas Khan’s name to provide more assistance to Al Qaeda terrorists in Syria:
Syrian government released the following report:
“The report states that Khan Shah’s death was caused by asphyxiation caused by self-inflicted hanging performed with the intent of committing suicide, with examination of the body’s torso and x-rays showing no sign of violence, struggle or use of force. Dr Mikdad denounced the politicization of this issue at the hands of the British Prime Minister and other officials, demanding that British officials cease their misdirection and exploitation this human issue to serve British political interests, noting that the British government holds responsibility for sending terrorists to Syria through their support for British extremists and Salafis who came to Syria alongside others from other countries.”
Apparently, no questions are being asked about the local Salafi and Deobandi Islamists who convinced Dr Abbas Khan to illegally travel to Syria against the advice of the UK foreign office. He wa clearly driven by his Islamist morals. In the words of his brother , Shahnawaz: “He was an introvert character, but he was dedicated to his job and his training, and driven by his morals. He believed in putting others first. We were aware of the fact that the Syrian refugees and the population at large had been abandoned, and he saw that he could take it upon himself. When you’re faced with that sort of circumstance, with the skills you have, with the training you have as a doctor, you go into a certain degree of somaticity. You say: ‘I’ve just got to do this, and I’m going to do it one way or another.’ He said he “wasn’t surprised” when his brother told him he was in Syria and at one point even planned to travel there with him, saying that “without a shadow of a doubt” he would have been captured too.” http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/brother-praises-courageous-doctor-29849206.html
Respect MP George Galloway, who spoke to the Syrian authorities and was due to collect Mr Khan said: “We know what the crime was: he was captured on the battle field in Aleppo. He had no right to be there. “He was administering medical treatment in a war zone. This is obviously something that if he was captured he would be held for.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25430234
Source: http://www.moonofalabama.org/2013/12/the-bbcs-contradicting-reports-on-abbas-khan.html
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Abbas Khan went into Syria illegally via Turkey along with many other Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra terrorists.
He was helping the Islamists quite clearly.
If he was genuine he would have joined a charity like the Red Cross or Red Crescent and gone to help in one of the many refugee camps.
He did not.
He went to the last remaining terrorist stronghold of Aleppo and clearly was providing medical assistance to injured Takfiris and Jihadis.
Abbas Khan abandoned his wife and kids and chose to enter a war zone for his own belief system.
while i have sympathy for his widow she lost him as soon as he became a Jihadi and went to Turkey.
Posted by: Mehmet Cetin | Dec 19, 2013
if a prisoner commits suicide, the prison system is responsible.
It is not just the evil Syrian regime where this happens – flash back – death night of the Baader Meinhof group, or the strange suicide of Ben Zygier in a high security Israeli prison.
I agree with 17) alexno – all parties are completely brutalized, it is highly unlikely any of the Geneva conventions are observed.
Lots of stuff is presumably happening within the opposition – Islamists getting rid of liberals and Western backed rebels fighting against “Al Qeida”.
Saudi backed groups presumably do ethnic cleansing just now – they favor a Lebanon solution with a government share between sectarian groups – and I am not sure Hezbollah/Iran would not favor that also apart from supporting Assad – they could influence self governed/controlled areas on the border to Israel. For that reason the US/Israel has no choice but support Assad.
Posted by: somebody | Dec 20, 2013
Patrick Cockburn has lost all credibility after writing this
Most striking is the attack with Sarin gas on rebel controlled districts in Damascus for which it is difficult to think of any explanation other than that it was carried out by the Syrian armed forces.
that bullshit is thoroughly debunked imo
Posted by: foff | Dec 21, 2013
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2013/12/the-bbcs-contradicting-reports-on-abbas-khan.html
If this man is a terrorist because he went to Syria for whatever reason, then what would you call the thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria?. There are many Shia fighters going to Syria from Iran and Iraq too, are they terrorists?
No they are counter-terrorist, idiot. AlQaeda supporter! Down you go and your bullshit ideology, which does not represent islam at all.
You MF don’t talk to me like that. Yes, I sent my sister for Jihad al-Nikah in Syria but that’s my own business. You self flagellation lover. I guess your Shia Ayatollahs finally got tired of all the grumblings in Iran about their BS ideology and they finally realized that the Iranians are yearning for freedom, that these moronic Ayatollahs have denied them. No wonder Iran is going out of its way to please the west for some crumbs.
I wrote this “I sent my sister for Jihad al-Nikah in Syria but that’s my own business”, and I wish to explain that this is part of my Salafi Deobandi aqeedah to do Jihad against Shias, Ahmadis and Sunni Barelvis. Don’t call me a bigot or a bay-ghairat if you don’t undertand my sacrifice.
I continue to abuse Ahmadis, Shias, Sunni Barelvis, PPP wallas on this web site and I have been enjoying their generosity. Therefore I confess that “I sent my sister for Jihad al-Nikah in Syria but that’s my own business”. My mother is to join my sister soon. We are a family of Jihadists. Half of my family is Deobandi and the other half is Salafi. We will fuck you all.
Baqar Khani you self flagellating moron idiot there is no difference between the Deobandi terrorists and Hezbollah terrorists. Deobandi terrorists hate Shias and Hezbollah terrorists hate Sunnis. Saudi Arabia supports Deobandis and your beloved Iran supports the Hezbollah. Both are in the business of killings. The reason why your ass is smoldering is because I called your Hezbollah what they really are, terrorists.
The same way the Saudi terrorist Wahabi army got into Bahrain against the will of the majority in order to suppress them, Hizbollah fighters went their on the invitation of the Syrian Government after Saudi sponsored terrorists got into Syria illegally causing violence in a peaceful country. Hope your eyes open up and see what your so called beloved Wahabi terrorists are doing in Syria.
Kazim Pasha first of all if we go by your logic then the Saudis went into Bahrain on the invitation of the government of Bahrain, same way you say the Hezbollah terrorists went into Syria. A terrorist is a terrorist whether he is a Sunni or a Shia. But you have your head up your ass so high that you cannot see Shia terrorism, you only see Sunni terrorism. By no means I condone any of this, and I also acknowledge that for every Sunni killed there are 10 Shias killed, but two wrongs don’t make a right, you inbred imbecile.
Who is Abbas Khan?
The 32-year-old orthopaedic surgeon from south London was one of seven brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife Hanna, his seven-year-old son Abdullah and six-year-old daughter Ruqquaya. Khan had worked at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, north-west London, but travelled to Turkey last year with the charity Human Aid to work in Syrian refugee camps. He had not originally planned to go into Syria but went there in November 2012 to treat badly injured civilians. He was unable to get a visa but, armed with medical supplies, crossed the border and started working in a makeshift hospital in Aleppo. Within 48 hours he was detained by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad.
What happened next?
For six months Khan’s family did not know if he was alive or dead. His mother, Fatima, finally traced him to a prison in Damascus. He weighed just five stone when she found him and was barely able to walk. He said he had been tortured while being detained without charge. In a letter to the Foreign Office, Khan said he had been beaten “largely for no reason other than the pleasure of my captors” and had been forced to beat other prisoners. He endured squalid conditions and was denied access to toilets or medical treatment.
Why might he have been killed?
Paul Wood, a BBC correspondent in Beirut, says Khan might have been a casualty of a power struggle between the Syrian president and his own security services. “Only President Assad could have ordered the doctor’s release,” he said. “If he did so it may well have been a goodwill gesture in the run up to peace talks that Britain is helping to organise. Some in the regime perhaps do not want those talks to succeed.”
http://news.uk.msn.com/comment-and-analysis/abbas-khan-why-did-british-doctor-die-in-syrian-prison
I agree with Sarah Khan. She has narrowed it down.
Regardless of anything, democracy is not for the selected few. Please read Taj’s reply to Bandar the Master mind of warfare in the middle East. Soon KSA, Qatar, and Bahrain the absolute monarchies made by western allies will see their end. These countries are a Big shame and outside the fold of Islam, Sunnah, and common decency. None support cleric regimes. Iranians are fighting too. But they have more FREEDOM and democracy than any of the monarch absolute regimes.
Wahabism is an innovation influenced by Ibne Taymiiyah who never got married, thus never fulfilled the basic pillars of Islam as the radical he was.
This is the true face Of wahabi fitna. They hate everybody and mentions directly the barelvis, Sufis, Shia, Ahmadis, and Christians too. We havd seen in Baluchistan, some Of the worst killers are punjabis and their sick loyalty to Saudia.
We do not abide by Iran nor KSA but will never let the mislead khilafat dreams of wahabis come true either. We can only expect the worst from extremist. If you are playing a fair play at war, tjen accuse others. Or else, stop the BS of justifications. PK is not a majority of wahabi fiqh, nay. Small in numbers but the cancer of our society. From Nawaz brothers jihadist til Taliban Khan of caz, we Wont get closer to peace. I hope the drones hits terrorists at their heartland areas.
So this is basically a Shia, Qadyani, Barelvi and PPP jiyala website masquerading as un-biased social forum. LOL.
Deobandiat Zindabad, Salfia Zindabad
Right on the money Khalid…
This article is biased and sick in its content. And mostly a taint on the legacy of Dr Khan and his desire to help the injured. Totally agree with you Khalid on all of your comments
shaheed abbas khan –> rip
the mad-dog bashar & his supporters will soon meet their fate…
nusayris, christians, shia, sufis will be wiped out from the levant
Many issues arise around the killing of Dr Abbas Khan. By reliable accounts he was not involved at all with any violence and really went to serve innocent civilians caught up in the Syrian fighting. He got swept up by Syrian government forces under the assumption he was a foreign fighter. He had entered the country illegally through the Turkish border and had no visa or papers to be in there. This sparked their suspicions. He was beaten in jail and had lost a lot of weight.
However some legitimate questions arise. He was to be released on Friday by the Syrian government. His case received an unusual amount of attention in the Western media in the days leading up to his death. British MP George Galloway was to meet him and bring him back to the UK. Why kill him now of all times? It simply makes no sense for the government to do so.
The Syrian government says he killed himself. This is unlikely. He was a religious man and was looking forward to seeing his children again. It’s true that perhaps he was broken by his ordeal and took his own life but then this is the responsibility of his jailers.
Another possibility is that he was simply beaten too much by over zealous soldiers who didn’t believe he was a doctor and thought he was there to join Al Qaeda. It is unlikely they didn’t know who he was by this point as he was about to be released. Of course perhaps they were rogue troops who didn’t listen to orders.
Another option is a third party killed him to heap such pressure on. But this doesn’t explain why the government said it was suicide. And how would the third party have got to him? Unless the soldiers involved were comprised. This is possible as the army is clearly infiltrated only levels.
Many questions remain but more than likely Syrian soldiers beat him to death and his killers are to be condemned.
However what is clear is the BBC and other media shamelessly running this story to serve the UK government’s foreign policy interests. That is an unacceptable example of the selective humanising employed by the imperialist powers whereby some lives are worth more than others.
http://www.digital-resistance.com/europe/analysis-case-dr-abbas-khan-syria/
Robert Fisk suggests that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel will benefit from Dr Abbas Khan Salafi’s alleged suicide in Syria.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-sad-and-puzzling-story-of-abbas-khan-the-british-doctor-found-dead-in-syrian-jail-9010993.html
‘nusayris, christians, shia, sufis will be wiped out from the levant’ – Azad
It seems the Israelis and the Americans are no longer ‘persona-non grata’ – for the time being at least – guess because the Israelis have become Saudi!.
In the history of the Arabs, the Turks, Persians even the Egyptians have been labelledas ‘non believers’ in the past – this warped doctrine of being ‘judge, jury and executioner’ is the ultimate in ‘shirk and kufr’ inmho.
And of course if things go to form ‘brothers will start beheading & sodomising their fellow brothers’ like we saw in Libya.
This is the political sectarian ideology of ‘Saudi-Petro-dollar-Islam’ for the ignorant moronic ‘jihaadi sheeple’ – all for a gas pipeline from Saudi to Turkey & Europe via Israel and you’ve guessed it… Syria.
What is happening in Syria is reverse backward Afghanistan 30 years and reverse backward liberation of Jerusalem. First Afghanistan as every faction joined against Russia but after 30 years Munafiqeen were exposed and they joined America and Taliban came as real Mujahideen.
Also history is repeating. Saladin first crushed back stabbing Shias before he liberated Jerusalem. The battle has begun. Remember the Alawites were elevated to power by French colonialists who created the banana Republic called Syria. Unfortunately they hide under umbrella of Baath party and fool the ignorant Sunnis who see that tyrant praying in Masjid as a Sunni. May dont realize that deceptionis part of Alawite faith. They were declared as Kuffar just like Qadianis
The ones that ‘always join America’ and have done so for decades are the Saudis, Qatari’s, Emiratis, the Jordanians and the Egyptians – so what does that makes these spineless leaders?
Assad is no angel but always stood up got the Palestinians, married a Sunni, involved Sunnis. Alawites, Christians and others in all parts of society in a secular way – he’s no good guy but he’s no worse than the likes of Saddam. Prince Bander, or the Khalifa in Bahrain.
The Saudi’s are now ready to join & work with Israel!
They sold their soul for a miserable reward a long time ago and the world is paying a big price for their warped political ideology of sectarianism, hate and murder that goes far beyond Syria.
Even now over 50 percent of the population of Syria back him compared to the option of a state run by jihadi looney tunes that cannot unite between them as they are the poodles of different self serving political masters that have no regards for them
The doctor Abbas Khan,was there in syria ileagaly,he was found amongst the ranks of jihadist,he could of helped by joining red crescent or redcross,where would be protected by law,Assad didnt kill him,the hatred of the Syrian soldiers who see their brothers in arms beheaded by fanatics,just as David Cameron is not responsible for the soldier killing taliban fighter,niether is Assad responsible for actions of rank and file.,this doctor was no saint
I think the sheeple have woken up,to the pro warmongers like John Mccain,who still want to bomb Syria,the American people and British people,have rejected war for two reasons,one we cant afford it,the other is the maddog cannibal rapists,al nusra front are like the waffen ss go through Poland in ww2
I think the sheeple have woken up,to the pro warmongers like John Mccain,who still want to bomb Syria,the American people and British people,have rejected war for two reasons,one we cant afford it,the other is the maddog cannibal rapists,so called oposition,al nusra front are like waffen ss,the rebels are’nt exactly like free french,Assad is a patriot,defending his country,from al qaeda
“Khas kam jahan pak” please every Deobandi Terrorist hurry up and commit suicide and burn in fire with your SELF MADE ISLAM! and let people of this world live in peace.