Hearing of 17 Indians on death row postponed till Dec 30

Dubai, Dec 17 (PTI) The Sharjah Appeals Court has
postponed the hearing of an appeal by 17 Indians against their
death sentence for killing a Pakistani man till December 30,
the lawyer handling the case for the Indians has said.
"The prosecution presented the CD containing the
reconstruction of the scene of the crime that we had asked for
but the police officials that were supposed to be present in
the court did not show up," Bindu Suresh Chettur told PTI.
She said this annoyed the judge who issued a warning
to police officials to remain present in court on December 30.
According to her, the defence was prepared to
cross-examine the evidence that the prosecution was to bring
to the court but that didn't materialise.
"We will now go back and analyse the CD so that we
are prepared to cross-examine during the next hearing," she
said.
A bootlegging dispute between an Indian and Pakistani
group reportedly over territorial rights had led to the death
of a Pakistani national Misri Nazir Khan near a Sharjah labour
camp in January 2009.
Seventeen Indians were arrested and sentenced to
death in this connection. PTI