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Pakistan authorities place Mumbai terror attack suspect under house arrest

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Pakistani authorities on Monday placed under house arrest the leader of an Islamist group suspected of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder and leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was restricted from leaving his home by Pakistani authorities pursuant to Pakistani governmental orders. This is the second time Saeed has been placed on house arrest. In June, a Pakistani court ended Saeed's house arrest after not having enough evidence to link him and his group to the Mumbai attacks. There is no word from authorities on how long Saeed will be under house arrest. On Saturday, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced that his government would indict seven suspects in the Mumbai terror attacks, also requesting further evidence from India that Saeed was involved in planning the attacks. In August, India sentenced three terrorists to death for their part in similar attacks in 2003. In July, India announced that it would continue the trial of a man suspected in the 2008 hotel attack that killed more than 100 people, despite his mid-trial confession. Pakistan has postponed the trial of five others allegedly connected with the 2008 attack. Mumbai has suffered a number of terrorist attacks allegedly linked to the LeT in recent years, leading the government to consider controversial terrorism laws and to institute special courts to try suspects.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on September 21, 2009 (boomark / email).