Lahore HC orders release of 26/11 suspect Saeed

Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 11:51 [IST]

Lahore, Jun 2: The Lahore High court on Tuesday, Jun 2 has ordered release of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief, Hafiz Saeed and has reportedly dropped the charges against him.

Saeed was arrested after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and was detained under a house attack since Dec 2008.

The court ordered his release in response to a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Saeed"s lawyers challenging his detention. The court on Monday, Jun 1 heard arguments of Saeed's counsel AK Dogar, that there were 'no legal grounds' for Saeed"s detention.

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Dogar overthrew the arguments placed by Pakistan's Attorney General Latif Khosa during the May 30 hearing.

Along with Seead another top JuD leader Colonel (Retd) Nazir Ahmed has been released.

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Topics: hafiz saeed, lahore, mumbai terror attacks 2008, pakistan, terrorism

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