Twenty years after his death at the hands of terrorists, the fight for justice for journalist Daniel Pearl continues, with the United States urging Pakistan to keep his kidnappers behind bars while his killer awaits a 9/11 trial at Guantanamo Bay.
Pakistani Supreme Court tosses charges against man convicted in murder plot against Daniel Pearl | Print this article
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has tossed all charges against the man believed to be behind the kidnapping and murder of
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was captured and beheaded in 2002 as he investigated Pakistani terrorist groups in the wake of 9/11.
Pearl, a 38-year-old Jewish American, was in Karachi following leads on al Qaeda and Richard Reid, the British-born “Shoe Bomber. After being abducted, Pearl was beheaded on video by al Qaeda operatives on Feb. 1, 2002.
In April of last year, a Pakistani court overturned the conviction of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Pearl. Sheikh had his death sentence voided by a two-person judicial panel, which tossed most of the charges against the British-born man and reduced his sentence to seven years. Sheikh has been behind bars for 18 years,
Must not evade justice : DOJ stands ready to try Daniel Pearl’s Pakistani kidnapper in US Print this article
The Justice Department said Tuesday that the United States is willing to take custody of the Pakistani man convicted of the plot to kidnap and murder
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002 after Pakistani courts have ordered the man released from prison.
Pearl, a 38-year-old Jewish American, was in Karachi investigating Pakistani terrorist groups, following leads on al Qaeda and Richard Reid, the British-born “Shoe Bomber. After being abducted, Pearl was beheaded on video by al Qaeda operatives on Feb. 1, 2002.