Court sets 4 Marriott attack accused free
ISLAMABAD:
The Anti Terrorism Court set free four Marriott attack accused due to lack of evidence on Wednesday.
The Anti Terrorism Court set free four Marriott attack accused due to lack of evidence on Wednesday.
The in-camera proceedings were held at the Adiala Jail in which 83 eyewitnesses recorded their statements.
The eyewitnesses did not identify any of the accused. All four accused including Dr Usman, Ameer Afzal, Tehseenullah Jan and Rana Ilyas filed applications for their acquittal on the basis of non availability of evidence against them.
The court approved their applications and ordered their acquittal. Unknown terrorists attacked the Marriot Hotel in Islamabad on 20th September 2008. 53 people were killed in the attack.