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Pak SC orders Pearl murder accused to be freed from death cell
By IANS |
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Tue, Feb 2 2021 14:51 IST |
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Islamabad, Feb 2 : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key accused in the 2002 kidnap and murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from his death cell and be shifted to a government rest house.
On Tuesday, a three-judge bench of the apex court resumed the hearing of an appeal filed by the Sindh government against the Sindh High Court s (SHC) December 24, 2020, order to release Sheikh, The Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan s Supreme Court acquits militant convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl
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AKIPRESS.COM - Pakistan’s Supreme Court on January 28 ordered the release of a militant convicted of beheading American journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that shocked his family and drew condemnation from Washington, Reuters reported.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was the main suspect in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter, was acquitted by a panel of three judges.
“By a majority of two to one, they have acquitted all the accused persons and ordered their release,” a provincial advocate general, Salman Talibuddin, told Reuters.
Pakistan court orders release of Islamist convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the decision an affront to terrorism victims everywhere, including in Pakistan and said Washington was prepared to prosecute Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in the United States.
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FILE PHOTO: A portrait of the Wall Street Journal s reporter Daniel Pearl stands with a candle at the altar at Fleet Street s journalists chapel St Brides Church prior to a memorial service in London March 5, 2002. Pearl was murdered after being captured in Pakistan and held hostage as his captors attempted to bargain the release of prisoners held by the U.S. in Cuba. REUTERS/Ian Waldie IW/NMB/File Photo