LAHORE: A serial killer in Pakistan, who was sentenced to dying for the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, on Tuesday challenged his conviction in the Lahore High Court alleging that his trial was performed in "haste" with out gratifying prison requirements.
In the primary ever trial in the nation's history that concluded in shortest length of four days, an anti-terrorism court docket on Saturday sentenced to dying 23-year-old Imran Ali on 4 grounds -- murdering a kid, kidnapping a kid, rape of a minor, and committing an unnatural act with a minor.
In his appeal, he declared that he is "not guilty".
He said the trial was performed in "haste and legal requirements were not fulfilled" all through the trial. He appealed to the high court docket to overturn the ATC's verdict.
Besides dying penalty, Imran was also sentenced to seven years in prison with a high quality of Rs 1 million for desecrating the body of a minor.
He was arrested in January, two weeks after he raped and killed the 7-year-old girl and threw her body right into a rubbish sell off in Kasur town, some 50 kilometres from Lahore.
The brutal rape and murder of the child had sparked outrage and protests around the nation. Her case was the 12th such incident to occur within a 10 kilometre radius in Kasur town over a 12-month length.
The arrest brought to gentle seven more such crimes and plenty of Pakistanis have demanded he be publicly accomplished. He is dealing with additional charges in the cases of seven different children he attacked รข€" 5 of whom had been murdered.
The prosecution legal professional had previous claimed that Imran had been given ample probability to protect himself, but he selected to admit his crimes.
A total 56 witnesses had been presented towards him in addition to forensic evidence, DNA and polygraph exams.
The girl's father Muhammad Amin expressed pleasure over the decision, announcing: "We are glad on the verdict but we needed him to be hanged publicly."
Some lawyers and activists had proven issues in regards to the fairness of the trial inside of prison. Advocate Asad Jamal said the trial may just not be held in a unfastened and fair approach unless the suspect was given an ample alternative to protect himself thru a counsel of his selection.
He said the trial had been performed in digicam with out access to independent observers, members of the bar and independent prison counsel for the accused.
He said the prosecution may just not suggest or nominate a legal professional to protect Imran as a result of there had all the time been a clear struggle of pastime.
In the primary ever trial in the nation's history that concluded in shortest length of four days, an anti-terrorism court docket on Saturday sentenced to dying 23-year-old Imran Ali on 4 grounds -- murdering a kid, kidnapping a kid, rape of a minor, and committing an unnatural act with a minor.
In his appeal, he declared that he is "not guilty".
He said the trial was performed in "haste and legal requirements were not fulfilled" all through the trial. He appealed to the high court docket to overturn the ATC's verdict.
Besides dying penalty, Imran was also sentenced to seven years in prison with a high quality of Rs 1 million for desecrating the body of a minor.
He was arrested in January, two weeks after he raped and killed the 7-year-old girl and threw her body right into a rubbish sell off in Kasur town, some 50 kilometres from Lahore.
The brutal rape and murder of the child had sparked outrage and protests around the nation. Her case was the 12th such incident to occur within a 10 kilometre radius in Kasur town over a 12-month length.
The arrest brought to gentle seven more such crimes and plenty of Pakistanis have demanded he be publicly accomplished. He is dealing with additional charges in the cases of seven different children he attacked รข€" 5 of whom had been murdered.
The prosecution legal professional had previous claimed that Imran had been given ample probability to protect himself, but he selected to admit his crimes.
A total 56 witnesses had been presented towards him in addition to forensic evidence, DNA and polygraph exams.
The girl's father Muhammad Amin expressed pleasure over the decision, announcing: "We are glad on the verdict but we needed him to be hanged publicly."
Some lawyers and activists had proven issues in regards to the fairness of the trial inside of prison. Advocate Asad Jamal said the trial may just not be held in a unfastened and fair approach unless the suspect was given an ample alternative to protect himself thru a counsel of his selection.
He said the trial had been performed in digicam with out access to independent observers, members of the bar and independent prison counsel for the accused.
He said the prosecution may just not suggest or nominate a legal professional to protect Imran as a result of there had all the time been a clear struggle of pastime.
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