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Paks need more time on Pearl case
  • A Pakistani judge gave the government more time to build a case against the alleged kidnap-slayers of Daniel Pearl. Two of the four suspects, including alleged mastermind Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, were brought to a Karachi court in an armored personnel carrier accompanied by eight or nine police vehicles. Their heads were covered by scarfs as they entered for a pretrial hearing. As he left the court, the chief suspect shouted that "America will be finished soon."

    Defense lawyers urged that the suspects be charged and a trial date set or they be released. But Judge Shabbir Ahmed agreed to a government request for more time to find Pearl's body, retrieve the murder weapon, complete interrogation and receive an FBI report on the grisly videotape that confirmed the journalist's death.
    "How much time do you need?"
    "Twelve years."
    Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-03-12
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