Aryan,
Conceive, if you can, of a scenario where an individual is arrested fleeing a crime scene and then tried for a single event which encompasses breaking and entering, theft and murder by gunshot.
The gun powder residue tests of the persons hands and clothes come up negative and he is accordingly acquitted of murder.
On the other hand he is sentenced for breaking and entering (finger print evidence) and theft (stolen articles found on person).
He is accordingly sent to jail.
Meanwhile you would be complaining of his jail sentence and insisting on his complete innocence as the gun powder residue test was negative.
The jailed man would no doubt be ruing his bad luck that you were not the judge.
Moving on to the instant case, the DNA test was to establish if rape took place or not. Basically vaginal swabs were taken to establish the presence or absence of the Majors DNA in the womens vagina, traces of which would have been left if intercourse had taken place as alleged.
DNA tests on the other hand cannot prove or disaaprove the other charges of molestation which is related to improper search procedure in that a female was not used to conduct a search of another female and use of criminal force.
The GCM relied on other evidence and the Major got the chop on other charges.
Quite creditable really on the part of the Indian military, as in a civil legal environment the negative DNA test would have destroyed the credibility of the complainant who had alleged rape.
As you seem to particularly concerned about rape of women by the armed forces, you should look into this matter, a matter where your Pakistani origin might afford an advantage in seeing justice down. As they say know what you are in a better position to influence and act on it.
The matter concerns the Pakistan Army which continues to shield the rapists of Dr. Shazia Khalid resulting in the Baloch’s having to take matters into their own hand. Heres what
Nawab Bugti had to say on the episode, which I am sure you have missed as you would have no time to concern yourself with the trifling matter of Major Rehman:
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ATol: Okay, whatever you name it, what is the main reason behind the present trouble?
Bugti: According to my knowledge, this is a reaction and resentment because of an incident in which a lady doctor, Shazia Khalid, was gang-raped by army personnel.
ATol: Can you elaborate?
Bugti: There was a Captain Emad [Bugti spelled the name] and three soldiers from the Defense Security Guards [DSG] , they gang-raped the lady doctor for a night in a room. [Dr Shazia Khalid is an employee of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and her family lives in the upscale Clifton neighborhood of Karachi; she was posted to Sui to treat PPL employees.] Then these army men kept her unconscious for several hours. Since an army officer was involved in the case, Major Mukhtar of the DSG hushed up the case by influencing the PPL management. They shifted the doctor to Karachi and she was not allowed to meet anybody so that nobody would know the reality. Even a first investigation report [FIR] was not allowed to be registered with the police, and when after 12 days it was registered, it was a "blind" FIR in which unknown rapists were mentioned. As I am privy to the information, the case was spread all over the area and the Baloch Liberation Front [Baloch Liberation Army] took things into their own hands and they attacked DSG camps and destroyed them and demanded that all foreign elements should leave and not do these nasty things in areas which originally belonged to Baloch cultureQ:
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I also think that the Pakistan Army coerced her tribe to kill her to hush up matters.
Jirga wants doctor killed
The truth will out given the matter is now in your hands. As they say the Pakistan Army can run, as demonstrated in Bangladesh in 1971, but cannot hide. Talking of which was any one prosecuted for the rapes and genocide in Bangladesh ? If none were, you might consider taking this, your crusading spirit would be welcomed.
Least you think otherwise, given the early part of my post, let me say we may have something in common.
Just as you think that the Indian Officers name is not Rehman Hussain but Vijay Raman, I think the Pakistani Officer is not Captain Emad but General Musharraf. Do bear this tip in mind when you pursue the issue of Dr. Shazia.