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| Kasab confession to expedite trial of his LT handlers |
| 2009-07-21 |
| [The News (Pak)] Ajmal Kasab's surprising move on Monday to plead guilty to all charges before an Indian court would help the Pakistani authorities expedite the trial of his arrested handlers, who are being tried at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, including chief operational commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LT) Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. Some well-placed Interior Ministry sources in Islamabad said while requesting anonymity that Ajmal Kasab's confession has dashed all hopes of the under trial LT militants in Pakistan who had been in high spirits following the May 6, 2009 statement of Kasab in a Mumbai court, pleading not guilty. The Mumbai court had recorded him as saying on May 6: "I do not plead guilty" after the charges, which run to 50 pages, were read out by Justice ML Tahiliyani. He further retracted an earlier confessional statement, claiming it was extracted by torture. The Interior Ministry sources say Kasab's confession and his decision to give details of the Mumbai conspiracy would make it easy for Pakistani authorities to nail down the five under trial LT militants who are being held at the Adiala Jail in the garrison town of Rawalpindi. Kasab's confession came two days after the Special Investigation Group (SIG) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had submitted on July 18 an updated supplementary charge sheet in court against five persons suspected of involvement in the Mumbai attacks. |
| Posted by:Fred |