Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Pakistan Releases Detained CIA Contractor

   VOA News  March 16, 2011
   American  CIA contractor Raymond Davis, escorted to a court in Lahore,
   Pakistan, Jan. 28, 2011.

Photo: AFP

   American  CIA contractor Raymond Davis, escorted to a court in Lahore,
   Pakistan, Jan. 28, 2011.

   Pakistani  officials  say a detained CIA contractor accused of killing
   two Pakistanis has been released.
   Punjab  provincial  law minister Rana Fanaullah told Pakistan's GEO TV
   that  Raymond  Davis, 36, was first formally indicted on double murder
   charges  in  Lahore  on  Wednesday.  However,  during the proceedings,
   relatives  of  the  victims said they agreed to accept compensation in
   exchange for his release.
   The  American  was  accused  of  shooting  and  killing two men in the
   eastern  city  of  Lahore on January 27 during what U.S. officials say
   was an attempted robbery. Â
   The  United  States  had  demanded  Davis's  release,  saying  he  has
   diplomatic immunity. Â
   The case inflamed tensions between the CIA and Pakistan's military spy
   service, the ISI.

.