A prison official says a bad boy accused in dozens of killings and the 2009 attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team has been sprung on bail after 14 years in jug.Malik Ishaq, a leader of the banned bad turban group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
was tossed in the clink in 1997.
He has been accused of a variety of crimes, including orchestrating the attack on the cricketers, which left six security officers and a driver dead.
Over the years, the cases against Ishaq have faltered as many witnesses have been too scared to testify.
"Yer honor, dese guys got nuttin' on me! Da witnesses is all dead!"
"Case dismissed!"
Jail official Malik Mubashar said the Supreme Court granted Ishaq bail on Monday and he was freed Thursday after he posted it.
"See youse around, suckers!"
TV footage showed hundreds of Ishaq's supporters greeting him as he left the jail in Kot Lakhpat.