Lakhvi lawyers ask court to disregard Kasabs statement

A Pakistan anti-terror court has been told to disregard the statement of the sole surviving Mumbai attacks terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab by lawyers defending LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi,as they claimed it was inadmissible under Pakistani laws.

Arguing in the court,the lawyers said copies of Kasabs statement were uncertified and unattested and could not be used to frame charges against their client and six other men accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks. The said documents are neither certified copies of the original nor can be used or proved under provisions of Sub-Article 5 of Article 89 of Qanoon-e-Shahdat (Pakistans law of testimony), said the application,a copy of which was accessed by PTI.

An application containing their objections was submitted on Monday to anti-terror court Judge Malik Mohammad Akram Awan,who is conducting the trial of the seven accused in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.