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US poised to take custody of alleged killer of Daniel Pearl
[Jpost] The US is ready to put Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh on trial after a Pak court overturned his murder conviction and ordered him released from jail.The United States "stands ready to take custody" of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder by beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl in February 2002. Jeffrey A. Rosen, acting US Attorney General, said in a statement Tuesday that the United States will put Sheikh on trial if an appeal to reinstate his murder conviction in a top Pak provincial court fails. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-12-31 |
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