ISLAMABAD- Interior ministry on Thursday decided over the issue of placingthe name of the US top diplomat on the ECL.
Ministry has decided against placing on Exit Control List (ECL) the USDefence and Air Attache Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall — whose car had rammedinto a motorcycle killing a man in Islamabad, said sources.
On April 7, the vehicle of Colonel Hall ran a red light and rammed into amotorcycle killing Ateeq Baig on the spot and injuring his cousin. Thediplomat was let go by police after registration of a case after theForeign Office (FO) said he enjoyed diplomatic immunity.
According to information obtained from sources, the decision was taken bythe Ministry of Interior after taking into account Colonel Hall’sdiplomatic immunity.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had observed on April 18 that diplomaticimmunity does not permit killing someone. Justice Aamer Farooq gave theremarks while hearing a petition seeking the placement of a US diplomat whofatally ran over a young man in Islamabad earlier this month on the ECL.