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The
Bhutto Assassination:
A Tough Case for Scotland Yard
Fred Burton & Scott Stewart, Stratfor
The Pakistani government is committed to finding and bringing
to justice those responsible for the assassination of former
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a spokesman for President Pervez
Musharraf told the media Jan. 8. The spokesman also said he
hopes Scotland Yards technological expertise will help
Pakistani investigators solve the case.
A team of five investigators from Londons Metropolitan
Police Scotland Yard arrived in Pakistan on
Jan. 4, more than a week after the Dec. 27 assassination.
The British have some of the best investigators, forensic
technicians and laboratories in the world. Moreover, after
decades of investigating Irish Republican Army attacks and,
more recently, attacks by jihadist operatives in London, they
not only are extremely proficient, but highly experienced.
However, the investigators sent to Pakistan face a daunting
task.
Following an attack such as the Bhutto assassination, the
crime scene investigation would need to proceed on two fronts,
one focusing on the shooting and the other on the bombing.
The shooting investigation would be concerned with determining
the number of shots fired and from where they came. The investigators
also would conduct a forensic examination of the evidence
to match any recovered slugs and shell casings to any recovered
weapons. The recovered weapons and shell casings would be
examined for latent fingerprints in an effort to determine
who handled them.
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