State Department slams Pakistani court overturning of Pearl murder convictions
Says those responsible for his heinous kidnapping, murder must face the full measure of justiceWASHINGTON: The overturning by a Pakistani court of the convictions of four men in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is “an affront to victims of terrorism everywhere,” a State Department official said on Thursday. The overturning of the convictions for Daniel Pearl’s murder is an affront to victims of terrorism everywhere. SHC overturns convictions in Daniel Pearl murder caseHe has been in jail for 18 years awaiting the outcome of an appeal. “The court has commuted Omar’s death sentence to a seven-year sentence,” Khawaja Naveed, the defence lawyer said. Hours after their acquittal, the provincial government decided to again arrest the four accused involved in American journalist Daniel Pearl’s murder.
Source: The Express Tribune April 03, 2020 04:43 UTC
