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Indictment of LeT men over Mumbai attack deferred till May 23
Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, May 12 (PTI) A Pakistani court Tuesday
deferred till May 23 the indictment of five LeT operatives,
including the terror group's operations chief Zakiur Rehman
Lakhvi, in connection with the Mumbai attacks as their
advocate did not appear before it in view of a countrywide
strike by lawyers.
The five suspects – Lakhvi, Zarar Shah, Hamad Amin Sadiq,
Abu al Qama and Shahid Jameel Riaz – were produced before
anti-terror court judge Sakhi Muhammad Kahut, who is hearing
the case in the high-security Adiala Jail in the garrison city
of Rawalpindi.
The matter was deferred till May 23 after the counsel for
the five suspects did not appear in court in view of the
nationwide strike by lawyers.
Kahut also issued a notice to the counsel for the
suspects in connection with the Federal Investigation Agency's
application that the proceedings should be held in-camera due
to the sensitivity of the case.
Shahbaz Rajput, the lawyer representing the five
suspects, told PTI he did not go to the court because of the
nationwide strike being observed by lawyers to protest against
violence that erupted in Karachi on this day in 2007 when then
deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
travelled to the port city.
It was earlier expected that Judge Kahut would formally
indict the suspects today.
The FIA had on May 5 submitted the "challan" or
chargesheet along with evidence against the suspects to Judge
Kahut.
Lakhvi, the operations commander of the LeT, was arrested
during a raid by the army near Muzaffarabad, the capital of
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, in December last year. India has
accused him of masterminding the Mumbai attacks that killed
over 180 people.
Authorities have framed charges against the five suspects
under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Pakistan Penal Code and a cyber
crimes law.
Security at the Adiala Jail was recently tightened with
the deployment of 300 additional personnel and installation of
anti-aircraft guns following reports that militants could
attempt a jailbreak to free Lakhvi and other suspects.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik had last month confirmed
the arrest of a sixth suspect in connection with the Mumbai
attacks but his identity has not been disclosed so far. PTI
Islamabad, May 12 (PTI) A Pakistani court Tuesday
deferred till May 23 the indictment of five LeT operatives,
including the terror group's operations chief Zakiur Rehman
Lakhvi, in connection with the Mumbai attacks as their
advocate did not appear before it in view of a countrywide
strike by lawyers.
The five suspects – Lakhvi, Zarar Shah, Hamad Amin Sadiq,
Abu al Qama and Shahid Jameel Riaz – were produced before
anti-terror court judge Sakhi Muhammad Kahut, who is hearing
the case in the high-security Adiala Jail in the garrison city
of Rawalpindi.
The matter was deferred till May 23 after the counsel for
the five suspects did not appear in court in view of the
nationwide strike by lawyers.
Kahut also issued a notice to the counsel for the
suspects in connection with the Federal Investigation Agency's
application that the proceedings should be held in-camera due
to the sensitivity of the case.
Shahbaz Rajput, the lawyer representing the five
suspects, told PTI he did not go to the court because of the
nationwide strike being observed by lawyers to protest against
violence that erupted in Karachi on this day in 2007 when then
deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
travelled to the port city.
It was earlier expected that Judge Kahut would formally
indict the suspects today.
The FIA had on May 5 submitted the "challan" or
chargesheet along with evidence against the suspects to Judge
Kahut.
Lakhvi, the operations commander of the LeT, was arrested
during a raid by the army near Muzaffarabad, the capital of
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, in December last year. India has
accused him of masterminding the Mumbai attacks that killed
over 180 people.
Authorities have framed charges against the five suspects
under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Pakistan Penal Code and a cyber
crimes law.
Security at the Adiala Jail was recently tightened with
the deployment of 300 additional personnel and installation of
anti-aircraft guns following reports that militants could
attempt a jailbreak to free Lakhvi and other suspects.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik had last month confirmed
the arrest of a sixth suspect in connection with the Mumbai
attacks but his identity has not been disclosed so far. PTI
