(England's) MI6 KILLED DANIEL PEARL SAYS PAKISTANI
PRESIDENT
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President dubs alleged Pearl
killer MI6 spy
Published: Friday, 29 September, 2006, 01:06
PM Doha Time
LONDON: Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has
disclosed that Omar
Sheikh, who kidnapped and murdered American journalist
Daniel Pearl and is
now facing death penalty, was actually the British
secret Agency MI6's agent
and had executed certain missions on their behest
before coming to Pakistan
and visiting Afghanistan to meet Osama and Mullah
Omar.
General Musharraf's book has also given a new twist to the whole
drama of
kidnapping and murder of American journalist as many believe here
British
national Omar Sheikh might use Musharraf's memoir to plea his
innocence
after, quite surprisingly, Musharraf tried to give a clean chit to
Omar despite
his role in kidnapping which is punishable with death in
Pakistan.
It has been reported that General Musharraf has written in his
book that while
Omar Sheikh was at the London School of Economics (LSE), he
was recruited by
the British intelligence agency MI6, which persuaded him to
take an active
part in demonstrations against Serbian aggression in Bosnia
and even sent him
to Kosovo to join the jihad.
At some point, he
probably became a rogue or double agent.
The local media is discussing
the possibility that Omar would use evidence
from President Musharraf's
memoirs to save himself from the hangman.
General Musharraf appeared to
exonerate Omar Sheikh in his book In the Line
of Fire.
Sheikh, 32,
who was brought up in Wanstead, east London, has been on death
row since
2003 after being convicted of orchestrating the kidnap and murder
of the
Wall Street Journal reporter.
The Times, which is carrying extracts of
Musharraf autobiography has reported
that General Musharraf appears to have
changed his mind about the Briton's
guilt, saying he now believes that the
man who beheaded the American
hostage was Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, the
mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
The Times has reported that Rai Bashir,
Sheikh's lawyer, said that he intended
to use the memoir to force a new
appeal hearing.
The Times report said General Musharraf appears to
contradict the original
claim that the British militant callously planned
Pearl's murder, saying: "Only
later did I realise that Omar Sheikh had
panicked because the situation had
spiralled out of his control."
Bashir said: "After reading the book, if I feel necessary, I will quote
the book in
my arguments in favour of my client. It can be used as
evidence." Three other
men jailed for life for their part in the crime have
lodged appeals. - Internews
Gulf Times Newspaper, 2006 ©
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