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Afzal to appeal in SC against death penalty in Parliament attack case
New Delhi, Oct 29: Jaish-e-Mohammed militant Mohd Afzal, whose conviction and death penalty was today upheld by the Delhi High Court in Parliament attack case, will file an appeal in the Supreme Court within two weeks challenging the verdict, his lawyer said.
New Delhi, Oct 29: Jaish-e-Mohammed militant Mohd
Afzal, whose conviction and death penalty was today upheld by
the Delhi High Court in Parliament attack case, will file an
appeal in the Supreme Court within two weeks challenging the
verdict, his lawyer said.
"We have not seen the judgement as yet but will file the
appeal within two weeks for Afzal after going through the
verdict," his counsel Colin Gonsalves told reporters.
He said the principle ground for approaching the apex court would be same as was before the High Court that the accused did not receive adequate legal representation during the trial.
Besides, the media inteference in the case would be the other ground for the appeal as police after arresting Afzal had called the electronic media and made him confess before it which had "prejudiced" the case against him, Gonsalves said.
He said other grounds for appeal would depend upon the merits of the case.
Bureau Report
He said the principle ground for approaching the apex court would be same as was before the High Court that the accused did not receive adequate legal representation during the trial.
Besides, the media inteference in the case would be the other ground for the appeal as police after arresting Afzal had called the electronic media and made him confess before it which had "prejudiced" the case against him, Gonsalves said.
He said other grounds for appeal would depend upon the merits of the case.
Bureau Report