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| Pak court sentences 14 to hang |
| 2001-10-17 |
In another indication that Pakistan's military regime is determined to crack down on Islamic extremists, its Supreme Court announced Tuesday night that it had sentenced 14 terrorists to death by hanging. Seventeen other men were sentenced to life imprisonment after their convictions on terrorism charges. All were among the 78 people arrested since Sept. 17 for sabotage and rioting. Musharraf, who often argues the best way to neutralize a snake is to cut off its head, made good on his promise to clamp down on extremists when state prosecutors charged Maulana Fazal-ur Rehman with sedition, kept him under house arrest and disconnected his telephone. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |