Washington, March 17: The US has said it did not pay any blood money to secure the release of its national Raymond Davis, a suspected CIA contractor who was arrested in Pakistan for gunning down two men, amid reports that a USD 2.3 million compensation deal was reached with the victims’ kin.
“Mr Davis was an embassy employee, and we will continue to seek visas for embassy employees who have important functions to perform in furtherance of the work we are doing with the Pakistani Government and on behalf of the Pakistani people,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters accompanying her during her Egypt visit.
She said the US did not pay any compensation to the victims’ families in Pakistan to secure the release of Davis.
–Agencies