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| Death row man speaks of freedom | Death row man speaks of freedom |
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| A Leeds man has spoken out for the first time about spending 18 years on death row in Pakistan. | A Leeds man has spoken out for the first time about spending 18 years on death row in Pakistan. |
| Mirza Tahir Hussain, 36, was freed this month and returned to the UK after Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf commuted his sentence. | Mirza Tahir Hussain, 36, was freed this month and returned to the UK after Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf commuted his sentence. |
| He was convicted in 1988 of murdering taxi-driver Jamshed Khan but always said the killing was in self-defence. | He was convicted in 1988 of murdering taxi-driver Jamshed Khan but always said the killing was in self-defence. |
| He told the BBC Asian Network Mr Khan had produced a gun. In the "ensuing scuffle the gun suddenly went off". | |
| He also expressed sympathy for Mr Khan's family. | He also expressed sympathy for Mr Khan's family. |
| Mr Hussain is staying in a secret location in the north of England while he adjusts to life outside of prison. | Mr Hussain is staying in a secret location in the north of England while he adjusts to life outside of prison. |
| In the interview Mr Hussain explained how during a taxi journey from Rawalpindi, Mr Khan had pulled a gun on him and demanded valuables, and a struggle ensued. | In the interview Mr Hussain explained how during a taxi journey from Rawalpindi, Mr Khan had pulled a gun on him and demanded valuables, and a struggle ensued. |
| I'm sorry for her son's death in such circumstances and in that way Mirza Tahir Hussain | I'm sorry for her son's death in such circumstances and in that way Mirza Tahir Hussain |
| "At the point where the gun was not aiming at me, I went for the gun and grabbed his wrist and in that ensuing scuffle the gun suddenly went off," he said. | "At the point where the gun was not aiming at me, I went for the gun and grabbed his wrist and in that ensuing scuffle the gun suddenly went off," he said. |
| "The gun was still in his hand, so I was trying to snatch it from him and there must have been some kind of pressure on the trigger." | "The gun was still in his hand, so I was trying to snatch it from him and there must have been some kind of pressure on the trigger." |
| Mr Hussain said he did not feel guilty about the incident but had felt "duty bound" to report it to the police and get medical help for Mr Khan. | Mr Hussain said he did not feel guilty about the incident but had felt "duty bound" to report it to the police and get medical help for Mr Khan. |
| But he claimed the police then tried to fix the case against him. | But he claimed the police then tried to fix the case against him. |
| Mr Hussain's prison cell was just 10ft from the gallows | Mr Hussain's prison cell was just 10ft from the gallows |
| When he was arrested, Mr Hussain said neither he nor his family had known what his legal rights were or who they should contact for help. | When he was arrested, Mr Hussain said neither he nor his family had known what his legal rights were or who they should contact for help. |
| He said he was "very humbled" by the intervention of Prince Charles in his case, but that it "might have made a great difference" if the government and Foreign Office had intervened in the initial stages of the case 18 years ago. | He said he was "very humbled" by the intervention of Prince Charles in his case, but that it "might have made a great difference" if the government and Foreign Office had intervened in the initial stages of the case 18 years ago. |
| "I might have been released there and then," he said. | "I might have been released there and then," he said. |
| Instead, Mr Hussain found himself confined to a 12ft by 9ft prison cell just yards from the gallows which he faced being sent to for many years. | Instead, Mr Hussain found himself confined to a 12ft by 9ft prison cell just yards from the gallows which he faced being sent to for many years. |
| The cell had a raised platform for a bed and a small, "really smelly" toilet in the corner. | The cell had a raised platform for a bed and a small, "really smelly" toilet in the corner. |
| Prisoners were taken from the cell, straight to the gallows 10ft away, with just a day's notice. | Prisoners were taken from the cell, straight to the gallows 10ft away, with just a day's notice. |
| We are brought up in such a way that we just can't imagine harming or killing someone. . .it is very difficult for me to come to terms (with that) or face my family Mirza Tahir Hussain | We are brought up in such a way that we just can't imagine harming or killing someone. . .it is very difficult for me to come to terms (with that) or face my family Mirza Tahir Hussain |
| "We [could] hear the guards and all the officials gathering for this purpose, and when the inmate is made to stand on the trapdoor. | "We [could] hear the guards and all the officials gathering for this purpose, and when the inmate is made to stand on the trapdoor. |
| "And when the trapdoor opened we [knew] somebody had just been hanged." | "And when the trapdoor opened we [knew] somebody had just been hanged." |
| Mr Hussain said he would now try to help others in the Pakistan prison system, many of whom he believes are innocent. | Mr Hussain said he would now try to help others in the Pakistan prison system, many of whom he believes are innocent. |
| 'I'm sorry' | 'I'm sorry' |
| He said he felt sympathy for Mr Khan's mother, who is furious about the decision to release him. | He said he felt sympathy for Mr Khan's mother, who is furious about the decision to release him. |
| Mr Khan's family have said they plan to appeal against the decision to commute Mr Hussain's sentence. | Mr Khan's family have said they plan to appeal against the decision to commute Mr Hussain's sentence. |
| Mr Hussain said: "As a Muslim I mean, I cannot reverse all this, but I can understand how it feels. | Mr Hussain said: "As a Muslim I mean, I cannot reverse all this, but I can understand how it feels. |
| "I'm sorry for her son's death in such circumstances and in that way." | "I'm sorry for her son's death in such circumstances and in that way." |
| Mr Hussain said facing his own family on his return to the UK had been very difficult. | Mr Hussain said facing his own family on his return to the UK had been very difficult. |
| "Because of our religion and culture, such incidents are seen as very shameful and horrible," he said. | "Because of our religion and culture, such incidents are seen as very shameful and horrible," he said. |
| "We are brought up in such a way that we just cannot imagine harming or killing someone. | "We are brought up in such a way that we just cannot imagine harming or killing someone. |
| "It is very difficult for me to come to terms (with that) or face my family." | "It is very difficult for me to come to terms (with that) or face my family." |