Men accused of killing journalist demand public trial
Four men accused of kidnapping and killing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl today challenged the Pakistani’s Government’s decision to try them behind prison walls, saying a closed trial violates Pakistani law.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, accused of masterminding the January 23 kidnapping, and three accomplices are scheduled to stand trial on April 5 before an anti-terrorism court on charges of murder, kidnapping and terrorism.
