Pakistani Court Orders Men Released in Daniel Pearl Case
A detention order had been applied to four men accused in the American journalist’s abduction and murder even after their convictions were overturned.
Ahmed Omar Sheikh, pictured in 2002, had been given a death sentence in the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl. Mr. Sheikh’s murder conviction was overturned in April.Credit.Getty Images
Dec. 24, 2020
KARACHI, Pakistan A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the release of four men being held over the 2002 abduction and killing of the American journalist Daniel Pearl, arguing that they had been acquitted months ago, and that their continued detention was illegal.