26/11 accused lawyers causing "hindrances" in trial

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Mar 7 (PTI) Lawyers defending seven
suspects, including Lashker-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman
Lakhvi, accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks are
causing "unnecessary hindrances" in their trial by filing
petitions in court, a Pakistani prosecutor has said.

"While these petitions have been dismissed by the
court, time has been wasted. (Lakhvi's lawyer Khwaja) Sultan
keeps filing applications only to get new hearing dates; he is
creating unnecessary hindrances," said Malik Rab Nawaz Noon,
the special public prosecutor hired by the government for the
trial of suspects linked to the Mumbai incident.
Noon said it could take at least a year for the
anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi to decide the case but only
if the defence lawyers and police cooperate in the
proceedings.
"If all goes well and if the defence counsel, the
witnesses and the police, all cooperate, it would take a
minimum of one year for the court to decide the case," Noon
told Herald magazine.
However, some lawyers said the recording of
witnesses’ statements and evaluating evidence are extremely
time-consuming even in a regular trial that proceeds at a
normal pace.
In the Mumbai case, it could take up to three years to
hear the witnesses and to record the evidence, they said.
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