malala shooting suspects cleared
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Court sentenced 10 men to life jail

Malala shooting suspects 'cleared'

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Malala shooting suspects 'cleared'

Malala Yousafzai
Peshawar - Arab Today

Eight of the 10 men supposedly convicted and jailed for attempting to murder Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai were actually cleared, officials said Friday.

Malala was shot in the head in October 2012 by Pakistani Taliban militants who boarded her school bus in an attack that also wounded two of her friends and shocked the world.

In April, legal and security officials announced that a court had sentenced 10 men to life imprisonment over the attack, following a trial in Malala's hometown of Mingora, in Pakistan's northwestern Swat district.

The suspects had been detained by the army during a major anti-militant offensive and the existence of the trial was kept secret until after its conclusion. No media were present for any hearings.

Salim Khan Marwat, the Swat district police chief, said that contrary to the earlier announcement, the anti-terrorist court had cleared all but two of the suspects.

"Two of them were sentenced to life imprisonment while eight others were acquitted," he told AFP.

"I have no knowledge where the eight persons are now -- either in military custody or released."

Azad Khan, the deputy inspector general of police for Malakand division, of which Swat forms a part, confirmed the details and said the trial had been held under military supervision.

A senior court official with close knowledge of the case also confirmed the news, which emerged in a report in Britain's Mirror newspaper.

"Two of them were convicted and eight others were acquitted because of insufficient evidences and no proofs," the official told AFP.

"The two, Israrullah and Izhar were sentenced to 25 years jail term, which is equivalent to life imprisonment."

A senior security official in Mingora insisted the court had sentenced all 10 men to life imprisonment, accusing the police of lying.

Malala, now aged 17, survived the attempt on her life and in October last year became the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in history for her courageous and determined fight for children to have the right to go to school.

The man suspected of actually firing the gun at Malala, named by officials as Ataullah Khan, is believed to be on the run in Afghanistan, along with Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, who ordered the attack.

Pakistan's military announced the arrest of the 10 suspects in September 2014 as part of an operation that involved the army, police and intelligence agencies.
Source: AFP

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

malala shooting suspects cleared malala shooting suspects cleared

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

malala shooting suspects cleared malala shooting suspects cleared

 



GMT 15:05 2017 Thursday ,08 June

UAE Weather: Temperature set to touch 46°C today

GMT 09:21 2012 Friday ,13 April

Chances of rain in the UAE

GMT 18:01 2011 Saturday ,12 November

Masdar set to launch Seychelles wind farm by end-2011

GMT 17:11 2017 Sunday ,19 November

South Africa eyes 2023 Rugby World Cup

GMT 21:22 2017 Saturday ,10 June

Moroccan minister

GMT 07:28 2017 Tuesday ,07 November

Now,Dubai cafes introduce special food

GMT 12:38 2016 Monday ,14 November

2016 'very likely' hottest year on record

GMT 08:03 2017 Thursday ,02 November

Abdou blames targeting Khan Yonis

GMT 10:51 2017 Thursday ,23 March

Fire damages historic Ottoman mosque in Greece

GMT 05:14 2024 Wednesday ,07 February

Sophisticated Classic Dining Room Design Ideas

GMT 00:14 2017 Friday ,13 October

Army kills mercenaries in Kahbob, Lahj

GMT 19:04 2017 Thursday ,08 June

Qatar sympathisers in Bahrain to face fine, jail

GMT 14:29 2017 Wednesday ,02 August

Man City winger Navas returns to Sevilla

GMT 10:51 2017 Friday ,26 May

Labour Minister meets Thai envoy
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice