Jan 28, 2021
In this March 29, 2002, file photo, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl s kidnap-slaying, appears at the court in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan s Supreme Court today ordered the release of Sheikh. The court also dismissed an appeal of Sheikh s acquittal by Pearl s family. (AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, File)
ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release today of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
The court also dismissed an appeal of Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh’s acquittal filed by Pearl’s family and the Pakistani government.
Pakistan court orders accused in Daniel Pearl s death freed
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Wall Street Journal reporter, was submitted to the Supreme Court nearly two weeks ago. AP/ File
After 18 years of denial, the main accused, convicted and later acquitted, in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl has told a court he played a minor” role in the killing, the Pearl family lawyer said on Wednesday.
A letter handwritten by Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh in 2019, in which he admits limited involvement in the killing of the
Wall Street Journal reporter, was submitted to the Supreme Court nearly two weeks ago. It wasn t until Wednesday that Sheikh s lawyers confirmed their client wrote it.
English By Associated Press Share on Facebook Print this page ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - In a dramatic turn of events, a man convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl admitted a minor role in his death, upending 18 years of denials, the Pearl family lawyer said Wednesday.
A letter handwritten by Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh in 2019, in which he admits limited involvement in the death of the Wall Street Journal reporter, was submitted to Pakistan s Supreme Court nearly two weeks ago. It wasn t until Wednesday that Sheikh s lawyers confirmed their client wrote it.
The high court is hearing an appeal of a lower court s acquittal of Sheikh, charged with murder in the death of Pearl. The appeal was filed by Pearl s family and the Pakistan government.