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Mumbai Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Says he's 21 years old; co-defendants also plead not guilty

By the Associated Press

Posted May 6, 2009 10:26 AM CDT

(AP) – The only surviving suspected gunman in last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai pleaded not guilty today to all charges against him, including waging war against India and murder. The presiding judge read out all the charges against Mohammed Ajmal Kasab in a Mumbai courtroom; Kasab responded with a plea of not guilty and said, "I don't accept these charges." Kasab will face the death penalty if convicted.

Kasab also told the court that he was 21 years old, prompting laughter in the courtroom because of the defense's recent attempts to prove that Kasab was a minor, which would have meant lighter penalties. The suspect said he was a laborer from the town of Faridkot in Pakistan's Punjab province. His two co-defendants—both Indians accused of helping plot the attack—also pleaded not guilty.

Abbas Kazmi, lawyer for the Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal Kasab charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, speaks to the media in Mumbai today.
Abbas Kazmi, lawyer for the Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal Kasab charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, speaks to the media in Mumbai today.   (Rajanish Kakade)
In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman who was later identified as Mohammed Ajmal Kasab walks at the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India.
In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman who was later identified as Mohammed Ajmal Kasab walks at the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India.   (Sebastian D'souza)
Public prosecutor Ujwal Nikam speaks to the media outside the Arthur Road Jail where a special bombproof courtroom has been set up for the trial of the Mumbai terror attacks, in Mumbai, India, today.
Public prosecutor Ujwal Nikam speaks to the media outside the Arthur Road Jail where a special bombproof courtroom has been set up for the trial of the Mumbai terror attacks, in Mumbai, India, today.   (Rajanish Kakade)
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riffran
May 7, 2009 10:46 AM CDT
nice picture of the "innocent" gun man weilding a gun..."I swear my finger slipped"...rofl...thats a good one very funny indeed

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