Prosecution failed to prove guilt of main accused in Daniel Pearl case: Pak Supreme Court
The Hindu
Dawn newspaper reported that the judges held that the evidence furnished during the trial was full of factual and legal defects.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has criticised the prosecution for its failure to prove the guilt of British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the sensational kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, according to a media report. The apex court issued its detailed 43-page judgment on Friday, which has been authored by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood – who was part of the three-member bench. Dawn newspaper reported that the judges held that the evidence furnished during the trial was full of factual and legal defects.
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