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US Ambassador Roemer calls for action against Hafiz Saeed |
Pressurising Pakistan, the United States said it wanted swift and mighty
punishment
against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Speaking to reporters,
after a meeting with Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, the United States
Ambassador
to India Timothy J 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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