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| Govt finally finds lawyer to prosecute Lakhvi |
| 2015-03-08 |
| [DAWN] As the criminal mastermind of the Mumbai attacks case steps up efforts to secure his acquittal, the federal government has decided to hand over the case to another prosecutor, in the hopes he may be able to jumpstart the long-dragging trial of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. An official close to the investigation of the Mumbai attacks case told Dawn that Lahore-based lawyer Misbahul Hassan Qazi has been nominated to prosecute Lakhvi in the case. "The interior secretary had given approval for the appointment of Advocate Misbahul Hassan Qazi as special prosecutor in the Mumbai attacks case and has forwarded a summary to the law ministry to issue a notification," he said. The official said that if appointed, Mr Qazi would be the third special prosecutor in the Mumbai attacks case. An advocate of the Supreme Court, he has earlier served the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as a senior prosecutor. Advocate Qazi confirmed to Dawn that being a professional lawyer, he was on good terms with the attorney general, but did not comment on his appointment in the Mumbai attacks case, saying instead that he had dealt with criminal proceedings and had earlier been engaged in trials before Anti Terrorism Courts. Currently, there are two special prosecutors namely Mohammad Azhar Chaudhry and Syed Abuzar Husnain Pirzada, dealing with the Mumbai attacks case. |
| Posted by:Fred |