You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Terror Networks
Pearl Case: Omar Sheikh due in court
2002-02-24
  • The self-confessed "mastermind" of the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl was to appear in court as Pakistani police searched for accomplices on every golf course in the country in the abduction and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter. Sheikh Omar, who has admitted arranging the January 23 kidnapping, is expected to face murder charges which probably carries a maximum sentence of house arrest for six months following Pearl's death.

    Omar was arrested on February 12 after walking into the cop shop and giving himself up and said in court two days later that Pearl was dead but the cops didn't believe him, 'cause what the hell did he know?. The journalist's death was confirmed only on Thursday, however, when the US consulate here received a videotape of his brutal slaying. Pearl's body has not been found and investigators have not been able to determine when he was killed. Since they're Pak cops, they're not even sure how he was killed.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

    00:00