Pakistan Postpones Mumbai Trial Again

[hulaku]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/pakistan/index.html?inline=nyt-geo) once again on Saturday postponed the trial of seven suspects accused of planning the terrorist attacks that killed 163 people in Mumbai last year.

It was the second time the trial was postponed, and formal charges have yet to be filed against the accused.
The peace talks between India and Pakistan have stalled over charges by India that Pakistan has not done enough to prosecute those responsible for the attacks, which were carried out by members of the banned Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/l/lashkaretaiba/index.html?inline=nyt-org).
The next hearing of the trial, which is taking place inside a high-security prison on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, is scheduled for Oct. 10.

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan met on the sidelines of the United Nations (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/u/united_nations/index.html?inline=nyt-org) General Assembly (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/g/general_assembly/index.html?inline=nyt-org) session last month but could not agree to a timetable to resume the talks.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the Pakistani foreign minister, said the dialogue should not be conditional on the Mumbai prosecution but promised that the trial would be taken to its “logical conclusion.”

The seven suspects include Zakiur ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the operational commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba who Pakistani authorities say was the mastermind of the attacks; Hammad Amin Sadiq, their main financial planner; and Zarar Shah, described as a computer and network expert.

Authorities say they are looking for 13 other suspects in the case.

The trial is not open to the media, and the judge, Baqir Ali Rana, has imposed strict gag orders on the lawyers.
Shahbaz Rajput, the lawyer for Mr. Sadiq, said he could not comment on the proceedings of trial other than to say he would prefer that it be held in open court. “The gag order does not suit us in any way,” he said.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/world/asia/04pstan.html?_r=1

Pakistan again playing the game its so good at. Pakistan has to realize that these people are a as big threat to Pakistan as they are compared to India or the west. Next month would be the anniversary of the Mumbai attack and still Pakistan has not shown a positive attitude in order to bring these Islamist scumbags to justice.

Pathetic to say the least.

[ggk]

or maybe its just the due process.... like any other criminal proceeding.

[hulaku]

or maybe its just the due process.... like any other criminal proceeding.

I would assume in any civilized nation people involved in such heinous acts would atleast be in jail while their trial is on. This doesnt seem to be the case in Pakistan where Hafiz Saeed the mastermind is still free to roam around and spread his Islamist hatred for infidels especially the Kuffars of India.

But anyways whats a few dead infidels among the faithful and the apologists for the Ummah.

Play on. The world is watching.

[pg_ord]

I agree Pakistan like any developing country has in place due process for prosecuting suspects accused of international terrorism. In fact in the past it has prosecuted and extradited people accused of international terrorism abroad after giving them due process.

[dredger14]

i would assume in any civilized nation people involved in such heinous acts would atleast be in jail while their trial is on. This doesnt seem to be the case in pakistan where hafiz saeed the mastermind is still free to roam around and spread his islamist hatred for infidels especially the kuffars of india.

but anyways whats a few dead infidels among the faithful and the apologists for the ummah.:roll:

Play on. The world is watching.

ahem! Ahem!

[ggk]

zzzzinggggg.......

[MG 3]

You reap what you sow. This is the free, peace spreading, human rights loving, honest judiciary that all you supported against the army.

[pg_ord]

You reap what you sow. This is the free, peace spreading, human rights loving, honest judiciary that all you supported against the army.
when did India support/decide what Pakistanis got? in fact Indians have had talks with Pakistanis regardless of who was in Power. If Pakistanis prefer the Army.....so be it.....

[hulaku]

Hafiz Saeed freed once again



Pak court dismisses case against 26/11 accused Hafiz Saeed

The Lahore High Court on Monday ordered the case against 26// terror attack accused Hafiz Saeed be dismissed.

Anti-terror law does not apply to Saeed,the high court said while dismissing the case.

The Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief is the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008 in which more than 170 people were killed.

Saeed's lawyer has all along claimed the case against his client was weak. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-court-dismisses-case-against-26//11-accused-Hafiz-Saeed/articleshow/5115368.cms

[pg_ord]

Due process has been served. p-)

[hulaku]

Alas when will they learn and open their eyes and realize what these actions have brought their country to. Again this terror mastermind has been set free. The world waits for the day when the Pakistani establishment would take these individuals seriously and if not now with daily bombings and attack on vital installations then when?

I wonder what else do they actually require to wake up.:roll:

[StinkyStreet]

You reap what you sow. This is the free, peace spreading, human rights loving, honest judiciary that all you supported against the army.

So you think Musharraf was the only guy who could keep Pakistan on course?

[MG 3]

So you think Musharraf was the only guy who could keep Pakistan on course?

Ramzan Kadyrov!

But yeah seriously, when will you understand that democracy is a failed concept for Muslim countries and we need strong men to be at the helm to get the country sorted out. Musharraf was a weakling who wanted democracy and the little dictator that did exist in him was pressured out by the west's constant screaming about democracy.

[MG 3]

Alas when will they learn and open their eyes and realize what these actions have brought their country to. Again this terror mastermind has been set free. The world waits for the day when the Pakistani establishment would take these individuals seriously and if not now with daily bombings and attack on vital installations then when?

I wonder what else do they actually require to wake up.:roll:

"Jamhuriyat"................ the army/ISI/IB/MI/FC/police have stopped giving captured terrorists to the courts. We just kill them and call it an "action". The judges are being led by a bafoon chief justice and dont have the balls to stand up to these terrorists cause that would make them fair game like the rest of the country and its forces.

[hulaku]

This news shouldn't surprise the readers of the Threat Matrix and The Long War Journal. The Lahore High Court has dismissed terrorism charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba / Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed. From The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-court-dismisses-FIRs-against-26/11-accused-Hafiz-Saeed/articleshow/5115368.cms):



Pakistan's Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed the FIRs lodged under anti-terrorism act against JuD chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, who is the main accused in the 26/11 [Mumbai] terror attacks. “Anti-terror law does not apply to Saeed,” the high court said while dismissing the two cases adding he could not be charged under the act as his outfit was not banned in the country.
A two-judge bench of the Lahore High Court issued the order in response to a petition filed by Saeed last month in which he had challenged two First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against him by police in Faisalabad city of Punjab province under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
To rub some salt into the wound, the charges were dropped just one day after the military ended the Taliban siege of Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.



Hafiz Saeed should now officially be called the Teflon Don of Pakistan. Saeed has been put under house arrest numerous times since the Sept. 11 attacks, only to be freed by Pakistan's courts. Pakistan's government designated both the Lashkar-e-Taiba and its front group Jamaat-ud-Dawa as banned terror groups, yet the "Anti-terror law does not apply to Saeed." Mafia boss John Gotti (http://crime.about.com/od/gangsters/a/johngotti.htm) would be proud of Saeed's ability to dodge jail while flaunting his activities.


As US intelligence officials told me last June (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/06/pakistani_court_orde.php), if you want to see how serious Pakistan is about fighting terrorism, look no further than how the country deals with Hafiz Saeed:

US intelligence officials are dismayed at Saeed's release and say the move shows that Pakistan has a long way to go to defeat terror groups operating on its soil. "Forget what you are seeing in Swat," an intelligence official closely watching Pakistan told The Long War Journal. "More than six months after Mumbai, there has yet to be a single conviction or even a trial of anyone involved in the attack. Pakistan does not have the capacity to try and convict known terrorists."

"Saeed is untouchable, and don't think the courts and the police don't know this," another official said, warning that the continuous policy of releasing of leaders like Saeed, Red Mosque leader Maulana Abdullah Aziz, and others is sending a terrible message to those on the front lines against the terror groups.
"As long as he and others like him are free, Pakistan will remain a terror state," the official said. "Until Pakistan shows it is serious about taking down the leadership of the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, these groups will regenerate and prosper. And law enforcement in Pakistan will shy away from taking them on."
http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2009/10/hafiz_saeed_pakistans_teflon_d.php

[pg_ord]

Of course every country's intel agencies have connection to shady groups. Pakistan is no different.

[MG 3]

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2009/10/hafiz_saeed_pakistans_teflon_d.php

Dont you know that we dont have those puny DON figures in Pakistan, we go for global reach....p-)