Mumbai (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The Supreme Court of India today confirmed the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving bomber in the attacks in Mumbai in 2008. The man, 24, had appealed against the conviction from the High Court of Mumbai, claiming that he had been denied a fair trial and that the proceedings had failed to prove his guilt. However, the highest Indian court rejected his appeal, thus putting an end the cases that has most ignited Indian public opinion in its recent history.
On 26 November 2008, a series of attacks targeted key public areas in Mumbai including railway stations, local airports, hospitals, and two of the most luxurious hotels in the city, the Oberoi and the Taj Palace. The attacks left 166 dead and 238 wounded. According to Indian intelligence, the attacks were planned by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), a terrorist organization for the liberation of Kashmir linked to Pakistani intelligence (ISI), to which Qasab belonged and the other nine attackers Qasab (killed in the attacks , ed.) After the initial denial of any wrongdoing, Islamabad admitted that the attacks were planned in Pakistan.
The charges against Qasab are: criminal conspiracy; declaration of war against the nation (considered the most serious by the judges, ed), murder (Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code), terrorism (tried under the Unlawful Activities [Prevention ] Act).
