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Pakistani court orders release of man charged in journalist Daniel Pearl killing
A provincial court in Pakistan has ordered the man charged in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl to be freed, the Pearl family lawyer said.
Key points:
- Pearl, 38, was investigating Islamist militants in Karachi after the September 11 attack
- His case grabbed headlines globally, after a video of his killing emerged
- British-born Sheikh was initially sentenced to death in 2002
The Sindh High Court’s release order overturns a decision by Pakistan’s top court that Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key suspect in Pearl’s slaying, should remain in custody.
Sheikh was acquitted of murdering Pearl earlier this year, but has been held while Pearl’s family appeals the acquittal.
Sheikh’s lawyer Mehmood A Sheikh, with whom he is not related,…
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