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Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl’s murder: US Justice Dept
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Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl’s murder: US Justice Dept

The United States Justice Department has said that Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, the accused in the abduction and murder of Daniel Pearl, must not be permitted to evade justice“We are deeply concerned by the Pakistani Supreme Court’s ruling affirming the acquittal of individuals convicted by a Pakistani trial court for the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl. Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh has long been indicted in the United States and must be held accountable for his crimes,” Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson said.“He must not be permitted to evade justice for his charged role in Daniel Pearl’s abduction and murder,” he added.Slamming the Pakistani court’s decision to acquit Omar Sheikh, State Secretary Antony Blinken said that Washington is ready to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for
Daniel Pearl case: Omar Sheikh to stay in Pak jail for now
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Daniel Pearl case: Omar Sheikh to stay in Pak jail for now

Al-Qaeda terrorist, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, and his three aides accused of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, will remain behind bars despite a provincial court ordering their immediate release.The local government is expected to file a petition on Monday against the decision by the Sindh High Court last week to immediately release Sheikh and the co-accused in the kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter, a provincial minister said.Last week on Thursday, the Sindh court declared the detention orders to be null and void. But it clarified that the accused should not be released if there is a Supreme Court restraining order regarding their detention.The Sindh government is taking the stance that the Supreme Court had on September 28 barred...