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| India: 'Surviving Mumbai gunman' appears in court |
| 2009-03-11 |
| (AKI) - Ajmal Amir Qasab, the only alleged gunmen caught alive after November's deadly terrorist attacks against the city of Mumbai, on Monday appeared before an Indian court for the first time via a video link from his high-security prison cell. The video conference lasted about 15 minutes, during which the magistrate asked Qasab, a Pakistani national, to identify himself and if he had received the copy of the 11,000-page document detailing charges against him, India's Press Trust of India news agency reported. The court reportedly rejected a plea from Qasab for an official Urdu translation of the 11,00 page document, which was written in English and the local Marathai language. The trial in the Mumbai terror attack is set to begin at a higher court on 23 March. Qasab faces over a dozen charges, including murder, conspiracy to wage a war against the nation, and terrorism. He is still without a lawyer, but the public prosecutor said he could have a court-appointed one. Qasab, reportedly told his interrogators he is Pakistani and was recruited and trained for the attack by Pakistan-based banned Kashmiri separatist group Lashkar-e-Toiba. Indian authorities have blamed LeT for the Mumbai attacks, which which killed over 170 people and injured hundreds in multiple locations in the financial capital. Pakistan has admitted the attacks were partly planned inside the country, but it and LeT have denied any involvement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I wouldn't represent him, that's a sure road to starvation, I'd never get another client. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-11 05:56 |