Raymond Allen Davis

Raymond Allen Davis (born October 2, 1973 in Wise , Virginia) is an employee of the US secret service CIA . According to a report by the Daily Telegraph , he was station chief of the American embassy in Pakistan , making him the top secret service agent on the ground. He was previously a soldier in the US Army and a mercenary .

Davis came into the public eye when he shot dead two men in Lahore under unexplained circumstances.

The Raymond Allen Davis Incident

On January 27, 2011, Davis was in the Mozan Chungi district of the Pakistani metropolis. According to his own admission and the official statements of the American embassy, Davis wanted to withdraw money from a machine when two men on a motorcycle stopped next to his car and threatened him. According to this information, he then shot her in self-defense with his pistol ( Glock 9mm).

Pakistani authorities question this account because many of Davis' statements are inconsistent. One of the victims was hit in the back by a volley of shots that Davis fired through the windshield of his car when they were on their motorcycle in front of him. A third Pakistani was killed by an SUV owned by the US consulate when four men called after the shooting were on their way to Davis and ran over a motorcyclist on the wrong side of the road at high speed.

Davis was initially arrested by Pakistani authorities on charges of double homicides and illegal possession of firearms, which the US government protested because it believed Davis enjoyed diplomatic immunity because of his employment with the US consulate. However, this view is controversial. The widow of one of the two men who were shot committed suicide on February 6, allegedly fearing that Raymond Davis would be released without a trial.

The events weighed heavily on the already strained relations between the United States and Pakistan. Major anti-American protests broke out in Pakistani cities. In particular radical Islamic groups such as the Jamaat-e-Islami party used the events to propaganda against the influence of the USA.

The Democratic Senator John Kerry , also chairman of the Committee on foreign policy , campaigned locally for the release of Davis. On March 16, 2011, it was announced that he had been released in exchange for blood money to be paid to the relatives of those killed , according to the Punjab Justice Minister . A sister of one of the victims claims, however, that she was neither spoken to nor received any payments.

A motive for an alleged assassination attempt by Davis is unclear. Possibly the two armed victims were again agents of the ISI , assigned to shadow Davis as he was taking photos along the border with India.

Individual evidence

↑ Sandra Petersmann : The fatal shots of Raymond Davis. The Raymond Davis case strains the relationship between the US and its ally Pakistan. Davis is due to be charged with murder in Pakistan. Washington, however, demands his release. In: dw-world.de. Deutsche Welle, February 23, 2011, archived from the original on May 31, 2011 ; Retrieved on November 19, 2014 (Editor: Esther Felden).
↑ Issam Ahmed: US consulate employee kills two in Pakistan: What we know. The US is claiming diplomatic immunity for Raymond Davis, who shot two Pakistanis last week during an apparent robbery. That could make it harder for the weak civilian government to promote US-backed policies, analysts here warn. January 31, 2011, archived from the original on October 20, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).
↑ Declan Walsh and Ewen MacAskill: American who sparked diplomatic crisis over Lahore shooting was CIA spy. February 20, 2011, archived from the original on August 20, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).
^ Reza Sayah: Widow of man shot by American commits suicide in Pakistan. In: cnn.com. February 6, 2011, archived from the original on October 5, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).
↑ BBC News - CIA contractor Ray Davis freed over Pakistan killings. A Pakistani court has freed a US CIA contractor after acquitting him of two counts of murder at a hearing held at a prison in Lahore, officials say. In: bbx.co.uk. BBC, March 16, 2011, accessed November 21, 2014 .
↑ Behind the scenes of Pakistan Raymond Davis 'spy' saga. The shooting of two Pakistani men by a US official has ignited a bitter diplomatic row. Amid rumors of blood money and CIA spies, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan went to Lahore to find the victims' case has been adopted by hardline religious and political groups. In: bb.co.uk. BBC, March 1, 2011, archived from the original on November 7, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).
^ Kai Küstner : US citizens free after paying "blood money". A US citizen imprisoned in Pakistan who shot and killed two men has been surprisingly released. Apparently the bereaved agreed to the payment of "blood money". Now new protests by Islamists are feared, the police presence in front of the US consulate has been increased. In: tagesschau.de. Norddeutscher Rundfunk, March 16, 2011, archived from the original on March 19, 2011 ; accessed on March 10, 2015 .
↑ Nick Schifrin: Did Ray Davis Shoot Two Pakistani Agents? February 9, 2011, archived from the original on August 24, 2011 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Davis, Raymond Allen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American employee at the American Embassy in Pakistan
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd October 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wise , Virginia

[1] Sandra Petersmann : The fatal shots of Raymond Davis. The Raymond Davis case strains the relationship between the US and its ally Pakistan. Davis is due to be charged with murder in Pakistan. Washington, however, demands his release. In: dw-world.de. Deutsche Welle, February 23, 2011, archived from the original on May 31, 2011 ; Retrieved on November 19, 2014 (Editor: Esther Felden).

[2] Issam Ahmed: US consulate employee kills two in Pakistan: What we know. The US is claiming diplomatic immunity for Raymond Davis, who shot two Pakistanis last week during an apparent robbery. That could make it harder for the weak civilian government to promote US-backed policies, analysts here warn. January 31, 2011, archived from the original on October 20, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).

[3] Declan Walsh and Ewen MacAskill: American who sparked diplomatic crisis over Lahore shooting was CIA spy. February 20, 2011, archived from the original on August 20, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).

[4] Reza Sayah: Widow of man shot by American commits suicide in Pakistan. In: cnn.com. February 6, 2011, archived from the original on October 5, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).

[5] BBC News - CIA contractor Ray Davis freed over Pakistan killings. A Pakistani court has freed a US CIA contractor after acquitting him of two counts of murder at a hearing held at a prison in Lahore, officials say. In: bbx.co.uk. BBC, March 16, 2011, accessed November 21, 2014 .

[6] Behind the scenes of Pakistan Raymond Davis 'spy' saga. The shooting of two Pakistani men by a US official has ignited a bitter diplomatic row. Amid rumors of blood money and CIA spies, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan went to Lahore to find the victims' case has been adopted by hardline religious and political groups. In: bb.co.uk. BBC, March 1, 2011, archived from the original on November 7, 2012 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).

[7] Kai Küstner : US citizens free after paying "blood money". A US citizen imprisoned in Pakistan who shot and killed two men has been surprisingly released. Apparently the bereaved agreed to the payment of "blood money". Now new protests by Islamists are feared, the police presence in front of the US consulate has been increased. In: tagesschau.de. Norddeutscher Rundfunk, March 16, 2011, archived from the original on March 19, 2011 ; accessed on March 10, 2015 .

[8] Nick Schifrin: Did Ray Davis Shoot Two Pakistani Agents? February 9, 2011, archived from the original on August 24, 2011 ; accessed on November 19, 2014 (English).