Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl murder case: Sindh govt files review petition against acquittal of Omar Sheikh
Islamabad: The Sindh government has filed a review petition in the Pakistan's Supreme Court against the acquittal of prime accused Omar Saeed Sheikh in the Daniel Pearl murder case, media reports said.
The top court’s order to release Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted of masterminding the brutal murder of Pearl, sparked global outrage with the United States calling it "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere" and demanded the Pakistani government "review its legal options," Geo News reported.
The petition, filed by the prosecutor general Sindh, also requested for an early hearing of the matter, reported the Pakistan news channel.
“Being aggrieved of and dissatisfied with the judgement of the Full Bench of this Hon'ble Court Comprising Mr Justice Mushir Alam, Mr Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Mr Justice Yahya Afridi (the latter partly dissenting) in Criminal Appeal No.601 of 2020 dated 28.01.21, the petitioner files the instant Criminal Review Petition for Leave to Appeal on questions of law, facts and ground,” the petition stated as quoted by the newspaper.
The Sindh government's plea for review of the Supreme Court's decision to acquit Omar Sheikh, the man convicted for the brutal kidnap and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, has been fixed for hearing, reports the newspaper.
A three-member bench will hear the proceedings on Feb 1.
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