Pakistan acquits four for NYC city bombing plot and a Drone attack

[RayKalm]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani anti-terrorism court freed on Saturday four men accused of involvement in the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, said a lawyer and family members of the men.
The men were arrested in the wake of the May 2010 incident during which Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad drove an SUV packed with a bomb into Times Square. The bomb produced smoke but no explosion.

Lawyer Malik Imran Safdar said Saturday that the prosecution failed to prove its case against his clients. The men were released Saturday evening after the court in Rawalpindi, next to the capital of Islamabad, acquitted them.

The father of one of the men, Humbal Akhtar, said he was ecstatic at his son's release.

"I have suffered a lot during these two tough years," said Muhammed Akhtar. "Finally I got justice."

In addition to Akhtar, the court released Muhammad Shoaib Mughal, Muhammad Shahid Husain, and Faisal Abbasi. The men were picked up by Pakistani security officials in the wake of the 2010 incident, and few details of their case have emerged over the two years of their detention.

They were tried by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court, which are generally off limits to the press or other outsiders.

Terrorism cases in Pakistan rarely result in convictions or prison sentences. Police often lack basic investigative skills, prosecutors lack training in terror cases and judges and witnesses are often subject to intimidation.

Pakistani security officials have also been accused by human rights groups of holding suspects for months, even years without filing charges or divulging any information about their cases.
Two other men arrested by Pakistan in the wake of the Times Square incident were previously released.

The U.S. has long pressed Pakistan to crack down on militants within its borders, both militarily and through the courts.

Meanwhile, the U.S. pushed on with its drone campaign against the militants despite repeated Pakistani protests.

Amazing, isn't it? How Americans can get the justice they deserve! They're freely allowed to bombard our country, and the lives of innocents and our sovereignty is not even worth talking about, because America has to come first, don't you agree?

Let's just shut up now, and provide justice to the Americans from people who supposedly attacked America because they had their loved ones lost because of drone attacks. This is amazing!


I know that these 3 were freed, but they were still BROUGHT to COURT.

Meanwhile, the U.S. pushed on with its drone campaign against the militants despite repeated Pakistani protests.

An American drone fired two missiles at a motorbike in northwest Pakistan Saturday, killing two suspected militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. This was the fifth such strike in the country in less than two weeks.

Two officials said the missiles hit targets in Dogh village near Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal region, which is one of the strongholds of militant activity.
Drone attacks in Pakistani tribal areas, where Afghan and other militants have found refuge, are considered a key tactic by U.S. officials in the war against al-Qaida and its Taliban supporters.

But most of the Pakistani public resents the strikes, which are considered an affront to the nation's sovereignty.

The Associated Press: Pakistan: Court acquits 4 of helping NYC bomber

 

[tarrar]

Whenever a local US assets are punished or whenever a false committed person is freed US bomb our borders with their terrorist drone attacks & they plant bombs in Pakistan killing many poor civilians & children’s.

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

Probably thats why USA has no faith on Pakistani courts.. Nothing much happens when terrorists are brought before them..

 

[T90TankGuy]

just curious . has Pakistan ever convicted any one involved in terrorism out of Pakistan( with the info given by different countries against the individuals) in their courts?

would love it if some one like Oscar or Imran shed some light on this.