Mumbai terror attack handler Majid Mir awarded 15-yr jail in Pakistan

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has awarded over 15 years jail term in a terror financing case to a main handler of deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks.

The counter terrorism department of the Punjab police, which often issues conviction of the suspects in such cases to the media, did not notify Mir’s conviction in a terror financing case.

Besides, since it was an in-camera proceeding at jail, the media was not allowed.

The lawyer further said convict Mir, who is in mid 40s, has been in the Kot Lakhpat jail since his arrest in this April. He said the court also imposed a fine of over Rs 400,000 to the convict.

Earlier, it was assumed that Mir was dead.

Before the last meeting of the financial action task force, Pakistan reportedly told the agency that it had arrested and prosecuted Sajid Mir in order to seek its removal from the FATF ‘Grey list’.