Pak govt presents evidence against suspects in 26/11 case

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Jan 30 (PTI) Pakistan government Saturday
presented evidence before an anti-terrorism court against
Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
and six other suspects for their involvement in the Mumbai
attacks.
The government's team of prosecutors presented evidence
against the accused in the court of Judge Malik Muhammad Akram
Awan in Rawalpindi, sources told PTI.
The details and nature of the evidence could not
immediately be ascertained.
"Following the presentation of evidence, the judge
adjourned the matter till February 13," said Shahbaz Rajput, a
lawyer for some of the accused.
Defence lawyers had boycotted the last hearing on January
23 in protest against the failure of authorities to provide
them security and facilitate their meetings with their clients
at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail in line with an order of the
Lahore High Court.
Judge Awan is conducting the trial in Adiala Jail for
security reasons.
The seven accused – Lakhvi, Zarar Shah, Abu al-Qama,
Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younas
Anjum – are also being held in Adiala Jail.
They were last year formally charged with planning and
helping execute the assault on India's financial hub in
November 2008 that killed 166 people. (More) PTI