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In Pakistan, four girls and two young men were killed in 2012 by order of a tribal court because of a video posted on the internet. Following this crime of honor that had upset the country, the man who had fought for justice to seize this case has just been shot in turn.
With our correspondent in Islamabad, Solène Fioriti
Seven years later the video, a confusing banality is still available on the internet. We see five young women sitting on the floor, all veiled and some even hiding their faces, applaud two men who dance. Images taken during a wedding celebrated in Kohistan, a particularly conservative region, where tribal codes forbid men and women to be together during weddings.
Uploading the video will be fatal. Four of the girls, as well as the two dancers, will be murdered. The story, as barbaric as it is, would have remained there if the brother of one of the two dancers had not had the courage to denounce their death. Afzal Kohistani, fine face, penetrating gaze, will tour the TV sets for several years for justice to be rendered.
The Supreme Court will finally investigate the case, without finding a culprit. In the past two years, Afzal Kohistani had repeatedly confessed his fear of being targeted himself. Abbottabad, his hometown, is known for his violence and criminal networks. She was even the last hiding place of Osama Bin Laden before he was killed in 2011.
It was in broad daylight and in one of its streets that Afzal Kohistani was shot on Wednesday. During the protests for Women's Day in Pakistan, her name was all slogans.
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