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Pearl Trial Moving to New Site After Threats
Washington Post ^ | May 3, 2002; Page A20 | Karl Vick and Kamran Khan

Posted on 05/03/2002 8:10:38 AM PDT by milestogo

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:25 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The trial of four men charged with the kidnapping and murder of American newspaper correspondent Daniel Pearl moves to a new city today, after prosecutors complained of death threats from inside and outside the courtroom. Quereshi also complained that two of the defendants had made threatening gestures from behind the bars that separate court officers from prisoners in the makeshift courtroom.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: omarsheikh; pakistan; pearl; southasialist

1 posted on 05/03/2002 8:10:39 AM PDT by milestogo
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To: Cinnamon Girl ;knighthawk;*southasia_list
ping
2 posted on 05/03/2002 8:11:37 AM PDT by milestogo
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To: milestogo
The Pak news said they were moving it to Hydramabad or something. I don't know how that is going to make a difference since they announced where they were moving it to.
3 posted on 05/03/2002 9:18:53 AM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
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To: milestogo
What's next? Are they going to move about until they are somewhere on the moon?
4 posted on 05/03/2002 3:31:02 PM PDT by knighthawk
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