Daniel Pearl s parents say their son slain to create fear
In their review plea, they say Omar Sheikh s past must be taken into consideration
Slain American journalist Daniel Pearl. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
American journalist Daniel Pearl’s parents on Friday told the Supreme Court that the motive behind the brutal murder of their son was not personal enmity but was clearly to use it to intimidate not only the Pakistani government but other countries and organisations as well.
In April last year, the Sindh High Court (SHC) set aside the detention of four men – including British-born Pakistani Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh – who were convicted by an anti-terrorism court in 2002 for Pearl s murder.
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Ahmed Saeed Sheikh, left, father of British-born Pakistani Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, leaves following Daniel Pearl case hearing in the Supreme Court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Pakistan s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government safe-house . (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) February 02, 2021 - 4:12 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistanâs Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government âsafe house.
Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh, who has been on death row for 18 years, will be under guard and will not be allowed to leave the safe house, but he will be able to have his wife and children visit him.
Daniel Pearl was a journalist for The Wall Street Journal. (The Daniel Pearl Foundation)
ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house.”
Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh, who has been on death row for 18 years, will be under guard and will not be allowed to leave the safe house, but he will be able to have his wife and children visit him.
“It is not complete freedom. It is a step toward freedom,” said Sheikh’s father, Ahmad Saeed Sheikh, who attended the hearing.
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