Sunday, May 02, 2010
Mumbai attacks verdict due
A PAKISTANI man facing the death penalty if convicted of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks will on Monday learn his fate, as the court reconvenes for the judge to deliver his verdict.
Mr Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 22, is facing a string of charges, including 'waging war against India' and murder, in connection with the bloody, three-day siege that left 166 people dead and more than 300 others wounded.
Judge M.L. Tahaliyani has spent more than a month considering the evidence. Before retiring on March 31, he told the court: 'May 3 will be the day of judgment.'
The end of the trial is a significant step towards the rehabilitation of India's financial and entertainment capital.
The city was badly shaken by the coordinated commando-style attacks on three luxury hotels, the main railway station, a popular tourist restaurant and a Jewish centre that began on the evening of November 26, 2008.
Only a week ago, the worst-damaged hotel, The Oberoi, welcomed back guests for the first time in 18 months, with staff hoping to put the past behind them. Tentative steps have also begun towards resuming dialogue with Pakistan, which India blames for harbouring the Islamist extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba that allegedly masterminded the attacks.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_521749.html
Mr Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 22, is facing a string of charges, including 'waging war against India' and murder, in connection with the bloody, three-day siege that left 166 people dead and more than 300 others wounded.
Judge M.L. Tahaliyani has spent more than a month considering the evidence. Before retiring on March 31, he told the court: 'May 3 will be the day of judgment.'
The end of the trial is a significant step towards the rehabilitation of India's financial and entertainment capital.
The city was badly shaken by the coordinated commando-style attacks on three luxury hotels, the main railway station, a popular tourist restaurant and a Jewish centre that began on the evening of November 26, 2008.
Only a week ago, the worst-damaged hotel, The Oberoi, welcomed back guests for the first time in 18 months, with staff hoping to put the past behind them. Tentative steps have also begun towards resuming dialogue with Pakistan, which India blames for harbouring the Islamist extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba that allegedly masterminded the attacks.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_521749.html
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