DK-Pakistan bomb case appeal

Pakistani security officials and journalists gather at the site of a bomb explosion outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad on Monday, June 2, 2008. Archive.
Pakistani security officials and journalists gather at the site of a bomb explosion outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad on Monday, June 2, 2008. Archive.
Lyt til artiklen

Pakistani authorities have appealed a decision by a court in Rawalpindi to free three men accused of conspiracy in the suicide bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad two years ago, according to Senior Prosecutor Muhammad Tayyab of the National Prosecutor’s Office.

The Rawalpindi lower court acquitted Qari Ilyas, Shamsul Haq and Rao Shaukat last month on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to provide enough evidence against the three men. Witnesses claimed to have seen Qari Ilyas and Shamsul Haq signalling to the suicide bomber, while Rao Shaukat was alleged to have planned the attack.

Læs videre for 1 kr.

Du er godt i gang – få adgang til hele artiklen, alt på politiken.dk og dagens e-avis i en måned for kun 1 kr. Ingen binding.

Bliv abonnent nu
Allerede abonnent? Log ind
Stopskilt_glad

© Alt materiale på denne side er omfattet af gældende lov om ophavsret. Læs om reglerne her