Court orders man convicted in reporter Daniel Pearl's murder released from jail

Court orders man convicted in reporter Daniel Pearl's murder released from jail
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Court orders man convicted in reporter Daniel Pearl's murder released from jail
A court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered for the release of the man who was convicted in 2002 for orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Omar Sheikh, a British national, is set to be released from temporary detention following the order, the Journal reported, adding that he has been held in jail since his original conviction was overturned.
The court, which is based in the southern city of Karachi, Pakistan, ruled earlier this year against giving Sheikh a death sentence for allegations of terrorism, kidnapping for ransom, and murder while lessening his conviction to kidnapping alone, which holds a maximum of seven years in prison, according to the newspaper.

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