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| Pearl Case: Team of senior lawyers to defend Omar Sheikh |
| 2002-03-23 |
Wonder who's paying them? That's a money trail to follow, too. Would it end at Qazi, Fazlur Rehman, or Samiul Haq? The charges carry the maximum penalty of death. But the only way he'll get that is if it looks like he might sing or be snatched by the Merkins. Three weeks house arrest and NO TEEVEE, YOUNG MAN, are much more likely. Omar's lawyer Saiful Malook said a team of senior lawyers, including relatives of the 29-year old militant, had been formed and were already examining the case. "Omar will be defended by a strong team of lawyers," Malook said. If Justice has a chance, it lies with the habit of relying on Uncle Mahmud, who went to Ahmed's Law School and Institute of Animal Husbandry in Muzafarrabad thirty years ago and has been selling real estate ever since, rather than calling in Johnny Cochrane. The 10 co-charged include three men who allegedly sent e-mails to Pearl's employers at the Wall Street Journal containing death threats and photos of him in captivity. Seven others remain at large. They're likely to remain at large, too, since they're probably the ones who actually know something. Any of them that look like they're gonna sing will get to sleep widda fishes. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |