What did Atif Rafay do?
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What did Atif Rafay do?
The police department in Bellevue, Washington, of the United States accused two Canadian citizens, Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay, of murdering Rafay’s family. After returning to Canada, Burns and Rafay confessed to undercover Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The RCMP used the Mr.
Did Rafay and Burns do it?
The jury, which heard all of the evidence during a six-month trial, rejected this defense and convicted Burns and Rafay. That they were convicted is true. That the jury heard all the evidence is demonstrably false.
What happened to Sebastian and Atif?
In July of 1995, Sebastian and Atif were incarcerated in maximum security pre-trial facilities in Vancouver, where they would remain for the next six years. In March of 2001, Sebastian and Atif were extradited to the United States. They were convicted of three counts of first-degree murder in May of 2004.
Are Atif and Sebastian guilty?
Unable to present an alternative theory of the crime, and up against a compelling case of character assassination, Atif and Sebastian didn’t stand a chance. The jury found them guilty on May 26, 2004. At sentencing, the judge called them “amoral” and “arrogant” killers.
Which country are Burns and Rafay citizens of?
Canadian
2 The possibility of a miscarriage of justice is but one of many factors in the balancing process which governs the decision by the Minister of Justice to extradite two Canadian citizens, Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay, to the United States.
Where are Rafay and Burns now?
Where are they now? Within a month of the Supreme Court’s decision, Rafay and Burns were extradited to Washington. The Prosecutor in charge of the case promised that he would not seek the death penalty for the two accused, and on that basis, the Canadian Justice Minister signed the papers for their extradition.
Who is Atif Rafay?
Atif Rafay has been in prison for half his life serving 3 consecutive life sentences for the murder of his parents and sister in 1994. If his last chance appeal applying new Supreme Court of Canada rules to his Mr. Big sting fails, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
