PAK-MUMBAI 2 LST

Defence lawyers demanded in earlier hearings that
Kasab should be brought to Pakistan so that he could be
cross-examined and tried under Pakistani laws.

Sultan said the defence lawyers had also objected to
the indictment of the accused by Judge Awan on the basis of
charges that were framed and argued while the case was being
heard by another judge.
He said the accused had raised objections against
Judge Baqir Ali Rana, who was earlier hearing the matter, and
even filed a petition against him in the Lahore High Court.
Sultan contended that Judge Awan should review the
charges against the accused instead of basing the indictment
on work done by his predecessor.
The seven accused – Lakhvi, Zarar Shah, Abu al-Qama,
Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younas
Anjum – were formally charged with planning and helping
execute the assault on India's financial hub on November 25.
They had then pleaded not guilty.
The accused have sought their acquittal on the ground
that there is no probability of their being convicted because
there is insufficient evidence against them. PTI RHL
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