SC rejects Sindh govt's plea to suspend acquittal of accused involved Daniel Pearl murder case

ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday rejected the Sindh government's plea to suspend the acquittal of the accused involved in the Daniel Pearl murder case.

A three-member judge bench of the apex court, presided by Justice Mushir Alam, presided the hearing during which the Sindh government's prayed upon the court that the accused are international terrorists, one of whom has been working with a terrorist organisation in India and the other in Afghanistan.

"If the accused are released, there could be serious consequences," the lawyer said.

To this, the counsel of the accused said that how such a statement can be made before the SC. "The accused have not seen the sun for 18 years, there must be some fear of God in the government."

Justice Yahya Khan Afridi remarked that "keep in mind that the accused have been acquitted by a court, after the acquittal of the accused, how can you call them terrorists?"

Justice  Alam questioned that how can the order of acquittal be suspended without a solid reason?

"A decision can only be suspended when there a flaw in it. If the government wants, it can extend the MPO (Maintenance of Public Order."

The apex-court adjourned the hearing till September.