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Sat, 08/28/2010 - 20:34
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PAK-MUMBAI 2 LST

The defence also questioned the authenticity of voice
samples of persons involved in the attacks provided by India,
saying such material could be taken up by the anti-terrorism
court only after a "recovery memo" was submitted by
authorities.
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit recently said
Pakistan is yet to decide on India's proposal to have Indian
officials testify by video-conferencing in the trial.
India has turned down Pakistan's request to send a
magistrate and a police official who recorded the confessional
statement of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving Mumbai attacker,
to testify in the Pakistani court.
Instead, India said the magistrate and the police
official could depose via video-conferencing.
Basit said the Indian proposal was being considered.
The trial of the seven Pakistani suspects, charged with
planning and facilitating the attacks that killed 166 people,
has been marred by procedural delays and controversy.
Only two out of over 150 prosecution witnesses have
testified so far.
The Pakistani prosecution's case is largely built on the
confessional statement of Kasab, who has already been
convicted and sentenced to death by a special court in Mumbai.
PTI

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