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Pakistani Lawyer Seeks to Free Man Acquitted in Daniel Pearl s Killing
Daniel Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigating a story in 2002 on the links between the country's powerful spy agency ISI and al-Qaeda.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key suspect in Pearl s slaying, remains in custody in a jail in the southern port city of Karachi, despite the acquittal. Pearl s family and the Pakistani government have appealed the acquittal to the Supreme Court, which resumed its hearing this week. A decision is expected before the end of the month.
Lawyer seeks to free Pakistani man acquitted in US journalist Daniel Pearl s killing
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key suspect in Pearl s slaying, remains in custody in a jail in the southern port city of Karachi, despite an acquittal.
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British-born Pakistani Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh s defence lawyer Mehmood A Sheikh leaves the Supreme Court after an appeal hearing in the Daniel Pearl case in Islamabad. (File photo| AP) By Associated Press
ISLAMABAD: The lawyer for a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl said on Wednesday that he will petition the Supreme Court to free his client.
“We all must ensure the safety of Americans who gather to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights,” he wrote.
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