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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan’s government on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to review its decision to free a British-born Islamist and three others convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
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. REUTERS/Ian Waldie IW/NMB/File Photo
The United States has expressed concern over the ruling and top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken repeated a call for accountability in his first phone call with Pakistan’s foreign minister on Friday.
Updated Jan 29, 2021 | 07:19 IST
The Pakistan Supreme Court s decision to uphold the released of Omar Saeed Sheikh was condemned by India, which said that the move was a travesty of justice . Daniel Pearl | Photo Credit: ANI
Washington DC: Pakistan Supreme Court s decision to acquit Omar Saeed Sheikh, the killer of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was condemned by the United States. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the US government was outraged at the release of those responsible for the murder of Pearl. The United States is outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court s decision to affirm the acquittals of those responsible for Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl s kidnapping and brutal murder, which shocked the world s conscience in 2002, Psaki said.
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Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl s murder, says US Justice Dept ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 07:26 IST
Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over the acquittal in the Daniel Pearlmurder cases, the US Justice Department on Thursday said Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice for his role in the abduction and murder of the American citizen. We are deeply concerned by the Pakistani Supreme Court s ruling affirming the acquittal of individuals convicted by a Pakistani trial court for the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl. Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh has long been indicted in the United States and must be held accountable for his crimes, Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson said, as quoted by the Justice Department.
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The White House statement came after Pakistan s Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted of masterminding the brutal murder of Pearl, the South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, by jihadists.
Slamming the Pakistani court s decision to acquit journalist Daniel Pearl s killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Joe Biden s administration has said it was outraged Thursday after Pakistan s top court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the terrorist convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
The US is outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court s decision, Biden s chief spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, underscoring the uneasy alliance between Washington and Islamabad, which has fractured many times over Islamist militancy.
The United States has expressed 'deep concerns' over the acquittal of the accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case, asking the government to review its legal options.