Evidence cited by the court included:
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Farooq’s own notes (2008) expressing fear that seeking a higher role could get him killed.
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Confessional statements from convicted participants.
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Testimony referencing Hussain’s insistence that no deputy could exist.
This wasn’t a spontaneous crime. It was presented as discipline by terror—an internal warning delivered with finality.
Intent, unpacked: four layers
1) Preserve absolute authority
Authoritarian movements survive on one rule: challenge equals extinction. Farooq’s credibility made him uniquely dangerous—not because he was plotting a coup, but because he could plausibly replace the leader.
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