India – The only surviving gunman from the 2008 three-day terror attack on Mumbai will challenge his conviction in India’s Supreme Court, his attorney said.
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A trial court handed down a death sentence last year for Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, on charges of murder, conspiracy and waging war on India. On Monday, the Mumbai High Court upheld the conviction and the sentence.
Kasab’s lawyer, Farhana Shah, said she had briefed her client about the options of appeal available to him.
Convicts on death-row in India reserve the right to challenge the sentencing in the nation’s Supreme Court. They can also file a mercy petition with the country’s president if the Supreme Court also turns down their plea.
Kasab, she said, has agreed to appeal to the Supreme Court in New Delhi. He is also expected to get a new lawyer, Shah said.
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Cant imagine they will let him off. I mean, he admits killing so why not kill him.
Hmmm…. a “mercy petition” is an interesting idea. I’d be very interested to read this guy’s opinion as to why he should be shown mercy after what he did. Hanging is way too good for this man.
The surviving terrorist will be executed within a year. Death penalty appeals in Asia don’t drag on for years, as they do here.