Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema

Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (Dec 4, 1977 – May 3, 2006)[1] (Urdu: عامر عبد الرحمن چیمہ) was a 28-year-old Pakistani textile engineering student who entered the offices of the German daily newspaper Die Welt on March 20, 2006 with a large knife and attempted to murder Roger Köppel. Cheema was later arrested by building security guards.[2][3][4] He admitted his intent was to kill Roger Köppel, an editor at the paper, for reprinting the Jyllands-Posten cartoons of Muhammad. On May 3, while awaiting trial and in German police custody, he was found dead in his cell.[5]

Pakistanis questioned the German's official version of the story.[6] While rumors spread after his death that he was tortured in the German prison, the German authorities produced a suicide note for Pakistan's foreign office.[7] In the course of the investigation, the German judicial system concluded his death was a suicide.[8]

Funeral

Initially Germany refused to hand over Amir's body but upon growing public sympathy in Pakistan, it was repatriated to the town of Saroki near the city of Wazirabad, in Punjab on Saturday 13 May 2006 CE with respect to Islamic date 14 Rabi Us Thani 1427 Hijri. A flood of people from all shades of life were present when the dead body of the Pakistani student arrived at his ancestral town. There was a great deal of dispute over the funeral prayers as everyone aspired to clinch the honors. Ultimately, Aamir's father was chosen. About 30,000-100,000 people attended his funeral despite the blistering heat soaring over 50 degree Celsius.[9][10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ghazi Amir Abdur Rahman Cheema,Khaled Mahmood Qadiri.Page 31
  2. ↑ "Pakistani found dead in German jail (He was martyred with torchor by the German Police.)". Al Jazeera English. May 5, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  3. ↑ Gebauer, Matthias; Musharbash, Yassin (May 5, 2006). "Karikaturenstreit: Selbstmord nach versuchtem Angriff auf Chefredakteur der "Welt"". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  4. ↑ "BBCUrdu.com". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  5. ↑ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Reservations over Cheema death report". Dawn.com. May 20, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  7. ↑ "Berlin gives Amir’s suicide note to FO". Dawn.com. May 9, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  8. ↑ Published on 06/05/2006 01:06 (06/05/2006). "Man suspected of cartoons revenge plot kills himself". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ "South Asia | Huge crowds at Pakistani funeral". BBC News. 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  10. ↑ "Thousands mourn Pakistani student - Archive". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  11. ↑ "Amir Cheema’s dead body to reach Lahore airport". PakTribune. May 13, 2006. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  12. ↑ "Amir Cheema’s dead body to reach Lahore airport". Paktribune.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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