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| Parliament plotters sentenced to the high jump... |
| 2002-12-18 |
| An Indian court awarded the death sentence to three of the four convicts in the Parliament attack case which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Special Judge SN Dhingra awarded the death sentence to alleged Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) âterroristsâ Mohammad Afzal and Shaukat Hussain Guru and Dr. SAR Geelani, suspended lecturer of Arabic at a Delhi University college. He wasn't actually suspended until the attack... The fourth convict, Shaukatâs wife Navjot Sandhu alias Afshan Guru, who was found guilty of failing to inform the authorities of the plot, was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. Bad girl. Lock her up. Hubby won't be there when she comes out... The special court had on Monday, December 16, held Afzal, Shaukat and Geelani guilty of waging war against India in conspiracy with the five slain Pakistani terrorists and JeM chief Masood Azhar, the outfitâs chief commander in Kashmir Ghazi Baba and one Tariq Ahemd [Ahmed] for the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001. The Paks sprung Azhar on the annivesary of the attack. They're so sentimental... The counsel for the JeM militants and Geelani sought leniancy on the ground that they should be given an opportunity to reform and rehabilitate themselves in the society and pleaded that they should not be awarded death penalty. "Sure, we're crazed killers! But we don't always have to be crazed killers! Give us a chance!" Reacting to the conviction, Geelaniâs brother Abdul Rehman Geelani alleged that Professor Geelani was framed in a âfalseâ case and they would appeal against the conviction. âWe are determined to unearth this conspiracy,â he said. "Yeah. It wudn't him. They're just pickin' on him, cuz he's an innocent Muslim..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |