Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Hollywood-based activists have praised Oscar-nominated film "Zero Dark Thirty" and have called on its cast and to draw attention to the plight of Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor who helped CIA hunt Osama bin Laden.
Bob and Kira Lorsch and their RHL Group took out a full-page ad in Thursday's Hollywood Reporter with the headline: "Oscar, Help Free Afridi. America's Abandoned Hero."
The ad, part of the group's "Free Dr. Afridi" campaign, reads in part: "Dr. Shakil Afridi is the man who verified Osama bin Laden's location in Pakistan for the United States. Without Dr. Afridi's sacrifice, we may not have pinpointed the location of the world's most dangerous terrorist.
According to Fox News, the advertisement also acknowledged a number of individuals and organizations it says have championed the issue, including Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), the cast and crew of "Zero Dark Thirty," and Fox News Correspondent Dominic DiNatale and Producer Sib Kaifee, whose exclusive reporting has helped shed light on the Afridi case.
It also gently asked those nominated for Best Picture to use the spotlight that the Academy Awards provides to inform the public about Afridi's heroism and subsequent incarceration.
Dr Shakil Afridi is the physician who helped the CIA run a fake vaccine programme in Abbottabad, in order to obtain bin Laden's DNA samples.
He was arrested while trying to escape the country days after the raid on 23 May 2012. (ANI)
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