JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to over 15 years in jail by Pak court in terror financing case
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to over 15 years in jail by Pak court in terror financing case
Hafiz Saeed has been sentenced to 15 and a half years of jail time by a Pak anti-terror court in one of the several terror financing cases against him.
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A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed to 15 and a half years in jail in one of the several terror financing cases agianst him.
Pakistan court sentences JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to over 15 years in jail
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Cleric may have to undergo collective imprisonment of over 36 years in five terror financing cases
Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to 15-and-a half-years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in one more terror financing case. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore also imposed a 200,000 Pakistani rupees fine on Saeed.
The 70-year-old radical cleric has already been convicted for 21 years imprisonment in four terror financing cases of late.
“On Thursday an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore sentenced five leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, including its chief Hafiz Saeed, in another terror financing case.for 15 and a half years,” a court official told PTI.
Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed to over 15 yrs in jail in terror financing case PTI
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore also imposed a 200,000 Pakistani rupees (PKR) fine on Saeed.
The 70-year-old radical cleric has already been convicted for 21 years imprisonment in four terror financing cases of late.
“Thursday an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore sentenced five leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, including its chief Hafiz Saeed, in another terror financing case…For 15 and a half years,” a court official told PTI.
Now, Saeed will have to undergo collective imprisonment of over 36 years in five terror financing cases at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. His punishment will run concurrently in these cases. There are reports that he is given “VIP protocol” in jail.
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WASHINGTON: The United States has voiced deep concern over the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) ruling on December 24 which declared the detention of the accused in the Daniel Pearl Case illegal and ordered their immediate release.
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The statement said that we have been assured that the accused have not been released at this time.
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