Washington DC, July 18: The United States has on Wednesday called for expeditious prosecution of Hafiz Saeed, the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, who was arrested in Karachi over the charged of terror financing and couping numerous acts of terror.
Interacting with ANI, a spokesperson for the US department of state said: “The United States calls for Saeed’s full and expeditious prosecution for his involvement in the planning fo numerous acts of terror, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 innocent people, six Americans among them.”
Referring to the arrest of UN-designated global terrorist, President Donald Trump had tweeted, “After a ten-year search, the so-called “mastermind” of the Mumbai terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him!”
After a ten year search, the so-called “mastermind” of the Mumbai Terror attacks has been arrested in Pakistan. Great pressure has been exerted over the last two years to find him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2019
Saeed was arrested and sent to prison over judicial remand on Wednesday by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Lahore, Pakistan. Officials said he was sent to a high-security prison of Kot Lakhpat on judicial remand.
Saeed, who has a few cases pending against him was making a trip to Gujranwala from Lahore to show up before an anti-terrorism court when he was captured, authorities said.
Saeed has been designated by the US Department of the Treasury as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and since 2012, the US has offered a USD 10 million reward for data that brings Saeed to equity.
Saeed’s detention comes after a CTD crackdown against fear financing, enlisted 23 cases against the JuD leader and his 12 associates for utilizing five trusts to flow cash to terror suspects.
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has on Monday, in Lahore, had conceded pre-detention bail to the JuD leader and three others for a situation relating to the outfit’s supposed unlawful utilization of land for its terror acts.
The CTD had enlisted an FIR against Saeed and others for unlawfully snatching a land parcel in Lahore and setting up their seminary.
As per authorities, JuD’s terror network incorporates 300 theological colleges and schools, emergency clinics, a distributing house, rescue vehicle administration, 32 schools, two colleges, four hospitals, 178 ambulances, and 153 dispensaries.
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