Lahore, November 30
Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned JuD Hafiz Saeed will be prosecuted for terror financing charges by an anti-terrorism court here next month, an official said on Saturday.
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore held a hearing against Saeed and his accomplices on terror financing on Saturday and fixed December 7 as the date for indictment of the Jamat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief and others in the case. “ATC judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta fixed December 7 for indictment of Saeed and others after hearing the arguments of prosecution and defence lawyers,” a court official said.
He said prosecutor Abdur Rauf Bhatti requested the court to hold day to day hearing to conclude the trial at the earliest which was opposed by Saeed’s counsel.
“The judge said he has to conclude the trial on evidence and merit,” the official said, adding that the court adjourned the proceedings till December 7. Saeed was brought to the ATC amidst tight security from the Kot Lakhpat jail. The Counter Terrorism Department had registered 23 FIRs against Saeed and his accomplices on the charges of “terror financing” in different cities of the Punjab province and arrested the JuD chief on July 17. He is detained at the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore. — PTI
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