The family of slain Pulitzer-winningphotojournalist Danish Siddiqui has lodged a complaint with the InternationalCriminal Court to probe his killing and to bring to book those responsible,including high-level commanders and leaders of the Taliban, theirlawyer Avi Singh said on Tuesday.
Siddiqui, 38, was on assignment in Afghanistan when he was killedon July 16 last year. The journalist was covering clashes betweenAfghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city.
Addressing a press conference, Singh said the formal complaint hasbeen filed against Taliban commanders, including Mullah HibatullahAkhundzada, Supreme Commander of the Taliban; Mullah Hassan Akhund,Head of the Taliban Leadership Council; Mawlawi Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid,Minister of Defence, Taliban; Gul Agha Sherzai, Governor of the KandaharProvince; Zabbihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson; and Mullah AbdulGhani Baradar, Head of Taliban's Political Office in Qatar.
The complaint has also been filed against local commanders as wellas perpetrators.
Singh said they will also be seeking help from the Indian governmentin the
matter.
"We have just filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC)a complaint with regard to the condition of war crimes and crimesagainst humanity on and about July 16 in the context of Pulitzerprize winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's murder," he said.
The lawyer said the complaint has been filed on behalf of Siddiqui'sparents — Akhtar Siddiqui and Shahida
Akhtar.