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Daniel Pearl's parents move SC to reverse acquittals of four accused
[DAWN] The parents of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Pakistain on Saturday to reverse a decision overturning the longstanding convictions of four men in the case.The Sindh High Court (SHC) had last month acquitted the main accused, British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, and three other men convicted in Pearl's 2002 kidnapping and beheading. "We have filed an appeal of this decision to the Pakistain Supreme Court," Pearl's father, Judea Pearl, said in a video message. "We are standing up for justice not only for our son but for all our dear friends in Pakistain so they can live in a society free of violence and terror and raise their children in peace and harmony." Related: Daniel Pearl: 2020-04-06 Best headline of the year, so far Daniel Pearl: 2020-04-04 Injustice for slain WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl: Pakistan springs murder conspirators...or maybe not yet Daniel Pearl: 2020-04-03 US condemns Pakistan’s overturning of death sentence in Daniel Pearl murder Related: Omar Saeed Sheikh: 2020-04-04 Injustice for slain WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl: Pakistan springs murder conspirators...or maybe not yet Omar Saeed Sheikh: 2020-04-03 US condemns Pakistan’s overturning of death sentence in Daniel Pearl murder Omar Saeed Sheikh: 2020-04-02 Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl Posted by: Fred 2020-05-03 |
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