Islamabad, Jan 30: Some of the militants detained by
Pakistan in connection with the Mumbai attacks are likely to
be prosecuted with the completion of the country`s probe into
the terrorist incident, a media report has said.
Pakistani investigators have completed their probe into
the alleged links between some of the 124 militants detained
in the country and the Mumbai attacks, a senior unnamed
Pakistani government official told.
The official said it was likely that some of the
militants detained in Pakistan "will be prosecuted on charges
that have yet to be spelled out". He did not elaborate.
Western diplomats responding to the news said a
prosecution of this kind would be the first ever undertaken by
Pakistan.
A senior Western diplomat said Pakistan is considering
trying some of the suspects under its cyber crime laws, based
on evidence that the Internet and other communication
technology were used between the attackers and their backers
in Pakistan.
"This is a way to put these people behind bars," said a
diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity.
India has blamed Pakistan-based elements, including
members of the banned Lashker-e-Taiba terror group, for
masterminding and coordinating the Mumbai attacks. It has
asked Pakistan to hand over these elements.
A media report earlier said that a preliminary probe into
the Indian dossier on the Mumbai attacks had established that
the terrorist strike was not planned within Pakistan.
Pakistan banned the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, a front for the LeT,
after the Mumbai attacks and sealed dozens of its offices.
Over 120 members of both groups have also been detained,
interior ministry chief Rehman Malik has said.
Bureau Report
