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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.
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Mehmood A. Sheikh, a defense lawyer for British-born Pakistani Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, speaks to journalists after an appeal hearing in the Daniel Pearl case, in Islamabad.
Islamabad: The lawyer for a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl said Wednesday that he will petition the Supreme Court to free his client.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key suspect in Pearls slaying, remains in custody in a jail in the southern port city of Karachi, despite the acquittal.
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The lawyer for a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl said Wednesday that he will petition the Supreme Court to free his client.
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.
Sheikh’s lawyer, Mehmood A. Sheikh, has been trying to get his client, who has been on death row for 18 years, freed since the acquittal.
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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.
Imran Khanâs Close Aides Giving Special Treatment To Terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh Who Murdered Journalist Daniel Pearl
Source: New Indian Express
Terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is being provided comfortable facilities in the Hyderabad Central Jail allegedly at the behest of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khanâs close aide Brigadier Ijaz Ahmed Shah, the
Sunday Guardianreports.
Sheikh is under detention along with his three associates for murdering American âThe Wall Street Journalâ journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
However, the Sindh High Court acquitted Sheikh from the murder charges and commuted his jail sentence to seven years. The court stated that the terrorist had already spent 18 years in jail and hence his prison term would be considered completed.