26/11 trial in Pak adjourned till 29 Sep
26 Sep 2012 11:31 PM GMT
The trial of LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was adjourned on Tuesday till 29 September as the judge was unavailable to conduct the hearing.
Court officials in Rawalpindi said the hearing had been put off till Saturday.
It could not immediately be ascertained whether the judge was unwell or on leave.
Five prosecution witnesses had been expected to testify at Tuesday’s hearing.
At the last hearing on 15 September too, three officials of the Federal Investigation Agency came to Adiala Jail, where the trial is being conducted, but were unable to testify.
Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court had also admitted an application from Lakhvi’s counsel Khwaja Haris Ahmed that said all prosecution witnesses testifying on the same subject should be summoned during the same hearing.
The trial is being conducted behind closed doors at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for security reasons.
Pakistani authorities increased security at the prison after intelligence agencies reported that the Taliban could attack to free militants.
Court officials in Rawalpindi said the hearing had been put off till Saturday.
It could not immediately be ascertained whether the judge was unwell or on leave.
Five prosecution witnesses had been expected to testify at Tuesday’s hearing.
At the last hearing on 15 September too, three officials of the Federal Investigation Agency came to Adiala Jail, where the trial is being conducted, but were unable to testify.
Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court had also admitted an application from Lakhvi’s counsel Khwaja Haris Ahmed that said all prosecution witnesses testifying on the same subject should be summoned during the same hearing.
The trial is being conducted behind closed doors at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for security reasons.
Pakistani authorities increased security at the prison after intelligence agencies reported that the Taliban could attack to free militants.
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