Sarabjit Singh a victim of 'cross-border politics': lawyer
and an innocent (Sarabjit) should be saved from the gallows,” Sheikh said.
Sheikh added that the hanging of Pakistan national Ajmal Kasab for his role in the 26/11 terror attack would not affect Sarabjit's fate as the two cases were entirely different.
“Kasab's case was related to terrorism in which many were killed. There was video footage to back the evidence. Whereas Sarabjit's case is one of mistaken identity,” Sheikh said, adding that Pakistan has “officially accepted in court that Kasab was a Pakistani national...”
Sheikh claimed that his client's health was fine although there was some problem in his foot which doctors were attending to.
On the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani army recently Sheikh said it was “most unfortunate”, which should not be allowed to derail the peace process between the two nations.
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