Published 17:06 IST, January 25th 2020
Pak court adjourns hearing in Hafiz Saeed's terror financing case till January 27
No hearing could be held in the terror financing cases against Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed for the last three days because the prosecution lawyer was on leave, a Pakistani court official said.
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hearing could be held in terror financing cases against Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Mohammad Saeed for last three days because prosecution lawyer was on leave, a Pakistani court official said.
" Lahore's Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) adjourned hearing till next Monday (January 27) after it was told that Deputy Prosecution General Abdur Rauf was on leave for few days," court official told PTI on Saturday. He said Rauf is out of country and he is likely to return by Monday.
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On Monday last, Saeed’s lawyers -- Advocates Naseeruddin Nayyar and Imran Fazal Gull – had requested court to give m more time to complete ir arguments in defence of ir client in two terror financing cases registered against him in Lahore and Gujranwala.
ATC judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta had accepted plea of Saeed's lawyers and directed m to complete ir arguments on next hearing on January 23.
founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s three close aides -- Prof Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Ashram and Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad -- are also facing terror financing charges.
In a separate case of terror financing against Jamaat-ud-Dawah spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and its senior leader Abdur Rehman Makki, ATC-I also adjourned hearing till Monday.
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Saeed has already recorded his statement before court in two terror financing cases against him in which he pleaded "t guilty".
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cases of terror financing have been registered against him in Lahore and Gujranwala cities on application of Counter Terrorism Department of Punjab police. Cross examination of prosecution witnesses against Saeed and his three close aides by defense counsel has already been concluded.
prosecution produced a good number of witnesses against Saeed. ATC indicted Saeed and ors on December 11 in terror financing case in day to day hearing.
Counter Terrorism Department has registered 23 FIRs against Saeed and his accomplices on charges of terror financing in different cities of Punjab province and arrested him on July 17. He is held at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.
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Saeed-led JuD is believed to be front organisation for LeT which is responsible for carrying out 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans.
US Department of Treasury has designated Saeed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and US, since 2012, has offered a USD 10 million reward for information that brings Saeed to justice.
US has also welcomed Saeed’s indictment, urging Islamabad to ensure a full prosecution and expeditious trial of charges against him.
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indictment followed growing international pressure on Pakistan to stop militant groups from collecting funds in country and to take immediate action against those still involved in militant activities.
17:06 IST, January 25th 2020