A Pakistani court has overturned the murder conviction of a British national in connection to the killing and beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
killing of American journalist Daniel PearlAhmed Omar Saeed Sheikh had been facing a death sentence. The Karachi court instead reduced his sentence to seven years, after hearing an appeal last month.. The newspaper reported that the court overturned the terrorism and murder convictions and downgraded the kidnapping conviction.reporter, was in Karachi investigating possible Pakistani links to Richard Reid, the man known as the"shoe bomber.
The seven year kidnapping sentence could be counted as time served, Khwaja Naveed, the defendant's lawyer, told the AP.reported that the defense team challenged the evidence presented in court used to convict Saeed and three other men in connection with Pearl's abduction and murder. Press freedom advocates and Pearl's family have expressed outrage that the court reduced Saeed's sentence.said in a statement it"is deeply disappointed to see justice in the murder case of @WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl denied by a Pakistani court today."
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