Mr.Talha Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 The US has said it is "outraged" by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to release four men convicted of the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The White House said it was "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere". Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded while working on a story about extremist groups in Pakistan. A British-born alleged militant was originally convicted of masterminding the operation, with three accomplices. Last year, a high court acquitted Omar Saeed Sheikh and the three others. And on Thursday, the country's top court upheld that verdict. Man accused of Daniel Pearl murder to be freed A lawyer for Pearl's family said they were in "complete shock", and the decision was a "travesty of justice". How did the US react to Thursday's ruling? White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US "is outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to affirm the acquittals of those responsible for the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and brutal murder which shocked the world's conscience in 2002". "This decision to exonerate and release Sheikh and the other suspects is an affront to terrorism victims everywhere, including in Pakistan."
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