Mumbai attacks case: Defence lawyer Cheema steps down
He was defending Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and two others accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks.
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ISLAMABAD:
One of the members of a team of defence lawyers in the Mumbai attacks case, Advocate Riaz Akram Cheema, dissociated himself from the case on Saturday.
However, the lawyer said he would be available to help the defence lawyers. Cheema was confident that his ‘clients’ would soon be out of Adiala Jail as the prosecution had no incriminating evidence against them.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 24th, 2013.
One of the members of a team of defence lawyers in the Mumbai attacks case, Advocate Riaz Akram Cheema, dissociated himself from the case on Saturday.
He was defending Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and two others accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks in India’s financial capital that killed over 150 people.
Cheema told The Express Tribune that he has decided to give more time to his ailing mother. “The case is near conclusion. The major work has been done,” said Cheema. His colleague, Rizwan Abbasi, is now pursuing the case.
However, the lawyer said he would be available to help the defence lawyers. Cheema was confident that his ‘clients’ would soon be out of Adiala Jail as the prosecution had no incriminating evidence against them.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 24th, 2013.