Post by CCADP on Aug 20, 2005 9:11:47 GMT -5
Family of Indian national sentenced to death in Pakistan breaks down
Bhikwind (Punjab) : The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the sentence of death penalty for Sarabjit Singh who was implicated by an anti terrorism court of Pakistan on October 2, 1990.
Sarbjit, who says he is a victim of mistaken identity, once again failed to convince the court about his real identity. He also failed to prove that he was an Indian by birth.
Sarabjit’s family, after getting the news from a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court was left shattered. They now plan to appeal to President Pervez Musharraf, for remission of the sentence.
“I am sad. He has not even seen his children. He has been sentenced to death. He had appealed for bail and now they have dismissed that too. Now, it is the government’s responsibility to get him back. But today all our hopes have been washed out. Today we shall appeal to the President of Pakistan”, said Sukhpreet Kaur, Sarabjit Singh’s wife.
The family came to know about his arrest when they recieved a letter from him on May 1991. In the letter Sarabjit stated that he was mercilessly tortured by the Palistani police and was forced to confess to the charges levelled against him.
Dalbir Kaur, his sister, however has not lost hope and is gearing up to appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan and to Musharraf.
“My brother Sarbjit Singh had crossed the border in 1990 by mistake. A special court in Lahore punished him. His appeal was dismissed by the high court. Then he appealed to the Supreme Court. The bench had two judges. One got convinced that he is Sarbjit but the other upheld the earlier punishment. I won’t loose hope. I believe in God. I will again apply to Supreme Court and to President Musharraf”, says Dilbar Kaur.
The family is pinning its hope on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for pardon to their only bread winner.
newkerala.com
Bhikwind (Punjab) : The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the sentence of death penalty for Sarabjit Singh who was implicated by an anti terrorism court of Pakistan on October 2, 1990.
Sarbjit, who says he is a victim of mistaken identity, once again failed to convince the court about his real identity. He also failed to prove that he was an Indian by birth.
Sarabjit’s family, after getting the news from a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court was left shattered. They now plan to appeal to President Pervez Musharraf, for remission of the sentence.
“I am sad. He has not even seen his children. He has been sentenced to death. He had appealed for bail and now they have dismissed that too. Now, it is the government’s responsibility to get him back. But today all our hopes have been washed out. Today we shall appeal to the President of Pakistan”, said Sukhpreet Kaur, Sarabjit Singh’s wife.
The family came to know about his arrest when they recieved a letter from him on May 1991. In the letter Sarabjit stated that he was mercilessly tortured by the Palistani police and was forced to confess to the charges levelled against him.
Dalbir Kaur, his sister, however has not lost hope and is gearing up to appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan and to Musharraf.
“My brother Sarbjit Singh had crossed the border in 1990 by mistake. A special court in Lahore punished him. His appeal was dismissed by the high court. Then he appealed to the Supreme Court. The bench had two judges. One got convinced that he is Sarbjit but the other upheld the earlier punishment. I won’t loose hope. I believe in God. I will again apply to Supreme Court and to President Musharraf”, says Dilbar Kaur.
The family is pinning its hope on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for pardon to their only bread winner.
newkerala.com