They are accused of involvement in a plot to kill the governor of Helmand. Emergency: "Accusation ridiculous"
Three Italian operators of the Emergency hospital in Lashkar-Gah, in southern Helmand province, were arrested by Afghan security forces and British troops (ISAF military hospital revenue: VIDEO) with ' accused of involvement in a plot to organize suicide bombings and to assassinate the local governor, Gulab Mangal. The three Italians are Mark Garay, medical coordinator of the project of Emergency in Afghanistan, Matthew Dell'Aira, hospital head nurse of Lashkargah, and Matteo Pagani, logistician of the same hospital. Together with them were arrested six Afghan employees of the hospital. According to Daud Ahmadi, spokesman for the governor of Helmand, the security forces who raided in the Emergency Hospital in the store they found explosives vests, grenades and firearms. We do not know where the nine detainees are apprehended. The Milan office of the NGO is not 'yet been able to talk to them.
The reaction of Emergency. "When we tried calling the phone of one of our operators - said Maso Notarianni, communications manager of Emergency - said a man and 'qualified as belonging to the' British ISAF forces', has assured us that the Italians were with he and they were good, but there were spent. "The prosecution of any conspiracy or aiding any violent action is absolutely ridiculous," Notarianni said. "Anyone, any average Afghan, ridirebbe that any member of Emergency staff can plot anything. Minister Frattini expect me to do immediately release our doctors and requiring that the situation returns to normal. The hospital in Lashkar operating in a difficult situation in Helmand province has been ongoing for weeks a military operation that has affected many civilians, who often could not receive any help. "The Foreign Ministry, for its part," reiterates the line of absolute rigor of the Italian Government activities against any direct or indirect support to terrorism in Afghanistan, as elsewhere "and that" the Italian doctors working in detention in a facility it can not be traced humanitarian 'it directly' indirectly to the activities financed by the Italian Cooperation. "
The words of Gino Strada. For Gino Strada, founder of Emergency, "The absurdity of the accusations seem so big not to be taken into account. I hope that none takes into account the beautiful soul: and 'as if in Italy we did the rumor that Don Ciotti is plotting to kill the pope, and I apologize to my friend for this example. It's true - read Road - the project that is bringing Emergency forward in Afghanistan is not funded by the cooperation, but received a 'compliance' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the technical term to say that the Ministry recognizes that project and endorse, so it is not true that you can pull out. "Weapons were found in 'Hospital, Strada said: "I can not exclude it, as I can not exclude the possibility that someone can enter with a gun in any hospital Italian." "Emergency in Afghanistan, especially in that region, it is an inconvenient witness to what are the forces employment and a kind of government against the population, "says Street." We are uncomfortable because 'the complaint alleged that it was even prevented from assisting civilians injured in the recent campaign of attacks where children and women have been hit hard. Many people in this area to join the military occupation, including the Italians. "
Henry Piovesana for Peace Reporter
Three Italian operators of the Emergency hospital in Lashkar-Gah, in southern Helmand province, were arrested by Afghan security forces and British troops (ISAF military hospital revenue: VIDEO) with ' accused of involvement in a plot to organize suicide bombings and to assassinate the local governor, Gulab Mangal. The three Italians are Mark Garay, medical coordinator of the project of Emergency in Afghanistan, Matthew Dell'Aira, hospital head nurse of Lashkargah, and Matteo Pagani, logistician of the same hospital. Together with them were arrested six Afghan employees of the hospital. According to Daud Ahmadi, spokesman for the governor of Helmand, the security forces who raided in the Emergency Hospital in the store they found explosives vests, grenades and firearms. We do not know where the nine detainees are apprehended. The Milan office of the NGO is not 'yet been able to talk to them.
The reaction of Emergency. "When we tried calling the phone of one of our operators - said Maso Notarianni, communications manager of Emergency - said a man and 'qualified as belonging to the' British ISAF forces', has assured us that the Italians were with he and they were good, but there were spent. "The prosecution of any conspiracy or aiding any violent action is absolutely ridiculous," Notarianni said. "Anyone, any average Afghan, ridirebbe that any member of Emergency staff can plot anything. Minister Frattini expect me to do immediately release our doctors and requiring that the situation returns to normal. The hospital in Lashkar operating in a difficult situation in Helmand province has been ongoing for weeks a military operation that has affected many civilians, who often could not receive any help. "The Foreign Ministry, for its part," reiterates the line of absolute rigor of the Italian Government activities against any direct or indirect support to terrorism in Afghanistan, as elsewhere "and that" the Italian doctors working in detention in a facility it can not be traced humanitarian 'it directly' indirectly to the activities financed by the Italian Cooperation. "
The words of Gino Strada. For Gino Strada, founder of Emergency, "The absurdity of the accusations seem so big not to be taken into account. I hope that none takes into account the beautiful soul: and 'as if in Italy we did the rumor that Don Ciotti is plotting to kill the pope, and I apologize to my friend for this example. It's true - read Road - the project that is bringing Emergency forward in Afghanistan is not funded by the cooperation, but received a 'compliance' of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the technical term to say that the Ministry recognizes that project and endorse, so it is not true that you can pull out. "Weapons were found in 'Hospital, Strada said: "I can not exclude it, as I can not exclude the possibility that someone can enter with a gun in any hospital Italian." "Emergency in Afghanistan, especially in that region, it is an inconvenient witness to what are the forces employment and a kind of government against the population, "says Street." We are uncomfortable because 'the complaint alleged that it was even prevented from assisting civilians injured in the recent campaign of attacks where children and women have been hit hard. Many people in this area to join the military occupation, including the Italians. "
Henry Piovesana for Peace Reporter
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