Saeed's release shows Pak's lack of seriousness: India

New Delhi, June 2 (PTI) India today slammed Pakistan
over the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, the
prime accused in the Mumbai attack, saying it demonstrates
Islamabad's lack of seriousness in its commitment to bring to
justice the perpetrators of the carnage.

"It is a commentary on the commitment of Pakistan to
investigate the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack," Home
Minister P Chidambaram said here while reacting to Saeed's
release from detention in Lahore.

"We are unhappy that Pakistan does not show the degree
of seriousness and commitment that it should to bring to
justice perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attack," he told
reporters when asked to comment on the development.

He, however, underlined that the development will not
cause any setback to India's investigations into the attack.

Saeed was put under house arrest on December 11 last
year after the UN Security Council banned JUD, declaring it a
front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is blamed by India for the
November 26 Mumbai attacks.

India feels that Pakistan did not press any strong
charges against Saeed enabling the Lahore High Court to set
him free.

"We feel that anything that has to do with somebody who
has committed any crime and is not properly dealt with, it is
lack of seriousness," Minister of State for External Affairs
Preneet Kaur said.

Noting that the whole world is looking at this "very
major issue", she said India has given enough proof to
Pakistan and "time and again" sought cooperation in punishing
the guilty.

Kaur underlined that Pakistan itself is facing the
problem and it should, therefore, be "sensitive" to this
issue.

She also said that India wants to have good relations
with Pakistan. PTI ASI
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