India objects to UN report labelling Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company as ‘India-based’
India has raised objections to a UN report describing Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company as India-based, citing alleged inaccuracies in its classification.
United Nations (The Uttam Hindu): India has objected to a report by a United Nations Special Rapporteur describing Dawood Ibrahim’s criminal network, D-Company, as an India-based organisation. India termed the description factually incorrect and expressed concern over the absence of an effective accountability mechanism for errors in such reports. The objection was raised by Raghu Puri, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, during a debate in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Puri questioned the report prepared by Special Rapporteur Ben Saul on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. He objected to the report’s reference to the UN Security Council listing the leader of a criminal organisation in 2003 over alleged links to al-Qaeda. According to India, describing D-Company as India-based without providing the relevant context misrepresented the facts. Puri said Dawood Ibrahim had left India before being placed on the UN sanctions list and that the report had omitted important information about the circumstances of his listing under the Security Council’s 1267 sanctions regime.
Puri said Dawood Ibrahim’s whereabouts and alleged links to international terrorist networks should be presented accurately in reports concerning terrorism and sanctions. Referring to information cited by India, he pointed towards Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was located and killed by US forces in Abbottabad in May 2011. India maintained that factual errors in UN reports could undermine the credibility of the organisation and stressed the need for greater accountability and accuracy in reporting on international security issues.