NewsWednesday, March 05, 2008
President rejects Sarbajit Singh’s mercy plea
ISLAMABAD: President Musharraf on Tuesday rejected the mercy plea of an Indian citizen, Sarbajit Singh alias Manjit Singh, who was arrested in 1990 on the charges of espionage and terrorism and awarded death sentence by the LHC in January 2003. Sarbajit Singh, an agent of Indian intelligence agency RAW, had admitted before the court to changing his name, sometimes as Sarbajit Singh and sometimes as Manjit Singh. He had also admitted his involvement in bomb blasts and terrorist activities in Pakistan. The Supreme Court also upheld his death sentence. After rejection of mercy plea, his black warrants can be issued any time. staff report
Courtesy Daily Times