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Karachi airport attack suspects acquitted in shootout case
[DAWN] KARACHI: A sessions court on Wednesday acquitted three airport attack suspects in a case pertaining to a shootout with police near Saddar.Additional district and sessions judge Sikandar Ameer Pahore, who conducted the trial inside the central prison, exonerated the accused Sarmad Siddiqui, Asif Zaheer and Nadeem alias Burger alias Mullah after hearing both sides. The accused persons said to be associated with the Al Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain were charged with allegedly attacking a police party and engaging them in a shootout near Saddar in order to escape on Oct 15, 2014. The court observed the entire evidence that came up on record showed that it was a case of "ineffective firing", as nobody from either side sustained a single gunshot wound during the exchange of fire. Since the case became doubtful, the court ruled that it extended the benefit of the doubt to the accused. Paperwork was started but nothing else was done under Sections 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 324 (attempted murder) and 34 (common intention) of Pakistain Penal Code at the CID Civil Lines cop shoppe. The crime investigation department of police claimed to have placed in durance vile Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! them on Oct 28, 2014. According to the CID, unlicensed weapons were seized from Asif and Nadeem. The same court recently acquitted the accused persons in illicit weapons cases for lack of evidence. The accused persons have also been facing charges before an antiterrorism court for allegedly providing logistical support, funds and weapons to around 10 attackers who stormed Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... airport in June 2014 and were killed in a swift operation. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-04 |
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