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| Defence cross-examines FBI agents in Pearl murder trial |
| 2002-05-16 |
| Two American FBI agents were cross-examined Thursday by Pakistani lawyers representing four men on trial for the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl. Chief prosecutor Raja Qureshi said the cross-examinations were lengthy, but would not go into detail. Reporters are barred from the trial. Defence lawyers Abdul Wahid Katpar and Rai Bashir said they had exposed flaws in evidence given by the FBI agents, who have been identified as John Falgan and Ronald Joseph. Falgan had testified about a video showing Pearl's execution by Islamic extremists, while Joseph had given a technical analysis of emails showing images of Pearl in captivity. "And what was Mr Pearl doing when you killed him, Agent Starchedshirt?" "I didn't kill him. Your client did." "Objection, yer honor! Hearsay evidence!" "I heard it from your client when he confessed!" "But did you witness the killing?" "Of course not!" "Yer honor, I move the witness be disqualified because he wasn't a witness." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |