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US Ambassador meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh |
The United States Ambassador to India, Timothy
J Roemer, today met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at his residence. The meeting
took place after Roemer met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. Speaking to reporters,
after a meeting with Chidambaram, Roemer said bringing the culprits to justice
and going after Saeed were important to both India and the United States. "Swift
and mighty punishment for the six Mumbai suspects in Islamabad, is important for
United States and is important for India. And going after Saeed is very important
and dismantling the infrastructure of LeT in that region is extremely important
to the United States and to India," said Roemer. The meeting took after reports
of two FIR's against Saeed came late last night. He has been charged under Pakistan's
Anti-Terrorism Act for making anti-state speeches where he urged activists of
the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the frontline organisation for LeT that he heads, to wage
a 'jehad'. Saeed has also been charged for heading a charity collection drive
during the Ramazan month according to the police. Earlier, Roemer had called on
Pakistan to take action against Saeed. "There are five, probably six, suspects
currently being held in Islamabad in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
It is extremely important that these six people be brought to justice and put
behind bars and receive sentences commensurate with their crimes against India,
US and the world," a news channel quoted Roemer, as saying "I hope that in future
the action on 26/11 includes people like Hafiz Saeed. Recently he was put into
an Interpol red flag list," he added. The remarks follows Chidambaram's visit
to US, where he had briefed several ministers under the Barack Obama administration
about Islamabad's inaction against perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage. The attacks,
which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on 26 November 2008
and lasted until 29 November, killing at least 173 people and wounding at least
308. Among the dead were 28 foreign nationals from 10 countries. Ajmal Amir Kasab,
the only attacker who was captured alive, has disclosed that the attackers were
members of LeT, which is considered a terrorist organization by the Government
of India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among others. Interpol has
also issued a Red Corner Notice against Saeed, and Zaki -ur- Rehman Lakhvi (another
mastermind of the 26/11 attacks). The notice was issued after a Mumbai court issued
non-bailable warrants against both terrorists. |
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