See guys what a pity the terrorist who did such a mass killing on 26/11 2008 still have the guts to change his statement and our legal system is such that it's showing mercy to this "bas....".
Kasab does a U-turn on 26/11 confession
MOHAMMED Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist from Pakistan undergoing trial for the 26/11, yet again took a Uturn, denying his role in the Mumbai terror attacks. Even as he claimed innocence, the public prosecutor noted that his new statement would hardly have any impact on the case and they have sought proof to nail the culprit.
“I completely deny the confession made before the magistrate. I was beaten up by the police and was interrogated by foreigners and one of them was Headley,” he told special judge ML Tahiliyani on Friday, giving a new twist to the case. His mention of Headley would, however, may help investigations to unearth the plot.
David Coleman Headley, a US national of Pakistani origin, was arrested by FBI in October on terror charges and is believed to have played a role in aiding the Mumbai terror attacks.
Kasab so far has made three confessions. First was admission of guilt before police soon after his arrest, the next one was a confession before a magistrate, which is admissible as evidence, and the third one was in the trial court when he accepted his guilt partially.
“On the night of November 25, I was roaming in Juhu. I had gone to see a movie when the local police arrested me,” Kasab told the court. He also claimed that he was arranging for a house in Mumbai. “I had a passport and I’m not the first one to come from Pakistan to Juhu area. I was arranging for a house here. The local police first arrested me and then handed me over to the crime branch,” he added.
“The police have killed the main accused who resembles me and they told me that his name was Abu Ali. I am his look-alike. His height and face resemble mine,” Kasab said. “I have not given any confession before the magistrate and my statement has been falsely implicated.” He denied that he had told the magistrate that he and Abu Ismail had hired a taxi to CST. He also denied having said that he planted a bomb underneath the driver’s seat while Ismail was talking to the driver. “I did not contact Abu Hamza (absconding accused). My Sony Ericsson mobile phone was lost and I was not in a position to talk to anybody,” he claimed.
To a question that witness Natwarlal, father of an 11-year-old girl who was injured in the attack, had seen him and another terrorist at CST, Kasab maintained that he was not present there. “Maybe, Natwarlal had said that there was firing on people but I was not there — I don’t know.”
To another question that Natwarlal had recognised him in the court, he said that anybody could recognise him “by having seen my photograph in newspapers”.
About Abu Ismail, Kasab said: “I don’t know who he is. Ismail may have been involved in the attacks but I don’t know him.”
Dressed in a white kurta, Kasab was asked to sit in the witness box on a stool. While making a statement he claimed that he came to India 20 days before the Mumbai attacks by the Samjhauta Express and then reached Mumbai three days prior to 26/11.
Earlier, KB Pawar, his lawyer, told the court that Kasab was not fit to give a statement and so the judge called for his medical report. “There is nothing of adverse concern. He does not have any complaint and as such he is fit to give a statement,” the judge said.
Contending that Kasab’s retraction would have no consequence on the case, public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters: “We have produced photographs, CCTV footages and eye-witness accounts to the court to prove that he (Kasab) had participated in the terror attacks.”
“I completely deny the confession made before the magistrate. I was beaten up by the police and was interrogated by foreigners and one of them was Headley,” he told special judge ML Tahiliyani on Friday, giving a new twist to the case. His mention of Headley would, however, may help investigations to unearth the plot.
David Coleman Headley, a US national of Pakistani origin, was arrested by FBI in October on terror charges and is believed to have played a role in aiding the Mumbai terror attacks.
Kasab so far has made three confessions. First was admission of guilt before police soon after his arrest, the next one was a confession before a magistrate, which is admissible as evidence, and the third one was in the trial court when he accepted his guilt partially.
“On the night of November 25, I was roaming in Juhu. I had gone to see a movie when the local police arrested me,” Kasab told the court. He also claimed that he was arranging for a house in Mumbai. “I had a passport and I’m not the first one to come from Pakistan to Juhu area. I was arranging for a house here. The local police first arrested me and then handed me over to the crime branch,” he added.
“The police have killed the main accused who resembles me and they told me that his name was Abu Ali. I am his look-alike. His height and face resemble mine,” Kasab said. “I have not given any confession before the magistrate and my statement has been falsely implicated.” He denied that he had told the magistrate that he and Abu Ismail had hired a taxi to CST. He also denied having said that he planted a bomb underneath the driver’s seat while Ismail was talking to the driver. “I did not contact Abu Hamza (absconding accused). My Sony Ericsson mobile phone was lost and I was not in a position to talk to anybody,” he claimed.
To a question that witness Natwarlal, father of an 11-year-old girl who was injured in the attack, had seen him and another terrorist at CST, Kasab maintained that he was not present there. “Maybe, Natwarlal had said that there was firing on people but I was not there — I don’t know.”
To another question that Natwarlal had recognised him in the court, he said that anybody could recognise him “by having seen my photograph in newspapers”.
About Abu Ismail, Kasab said: “I don’t know who he is. Ismail may have been involved in the attacks but I don’t know him.”
Dressed in a white kurta, Kasab was asked to sit in the witness box on a stool. While making a statement he claimed that he came to India 20 days before the Mumbai attacks by the Samjhauta Express and then reached Mumbai three days prior to 26/11.
Earlier, KB Pawar, his lawyer, told the court that Kasab was not fit to give a statement and so the judge called for his medical report. “There is nothing of adverse concern. He does not have any complaint and as such he is fit to give a statement,” the judge said.
Contending that Kasab’s retraction would have no consequence on the case, public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters: “We have produced photographs, CCTV footages and eye-witness accounts to the court to prove that he (Kasab) had participated in the terror attacks.”
Source: ET
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