Pak judicial commission to arrive in city
The 8-member judicial commission from Pakistan will arrive in the city on Monday for cross-examining witnesses in the 26/11-terror attacks case. The commission members crossed the Wagah Border on Saturday and have been given 7-day visas by the Indian High Commission valid for Delhi, Mumbai, Amritsar and Agra. Additional CP (crime) Niket Kaushik confirmed the commission’s arrival on Monday.
This is the commission’s second visit when they were denied the request of cross-examining witnesses by authorities here during their first visit. The commission, led by special public prosecutor Chaudhary Mohammed Azhar, will examine five witnesses, which include the magistrate who had recorded the statement of gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab, two doctors who had performed post-mortems on the nine slain terrorists and chief investigating officer, retired senior PI Ramesh Mahale. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate P. Ladekar will preside over the proceedings and evidence being recorded by the Pakistani jurists.
The report prepared by the commission will be submitted before the anti-terrorism court in Pakistan where seven accused, including LeT commander Zaki-Ur Rehman Lakhvi, are being tried for their involvement in the attack. The Pakistani court had earlier rejected a report after its first visit, on the grounds that the witnesses were not cross-examined.
The commission’s second visit was delayed on account of the murder of a public prosecutor in Pakistan. The next date on September 7 was also postponed when a Pakistan International Airlines flight was cancelled. The new date on September 11 was also cancelled as the Pakistani side was informed about the court holidays due to the Ganeshotsav celebrations.
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