NEW DELHI, Nov 28: India today said all the evidence regarding the conspiracy of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack lay in Pakistan, so it was the Government of the country which should provide it to the court trying the cases.
Reacting sharply to the statement of the counsel for seven accused that the evidence provided by India was a “sham”, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Syed Akbarudin said India had discussion with Pakistan leaders, including Mr Sartaj Aziz who came here only recently, and they acknowledged that India had provided the evidence it had.
Otherwise all evidence was there in Pakistan itself, as it was there that the conspiracy was hatched, the training of the culprits took place and financing was arranged, Mr Akbaruddin said.
His remarks came when asked about the claim of Raja Rizwan Abbasi, counsel for Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other accused, that the dossiers provided by India was information and not evidence as required by the court, and what was provided was a “sham”not evidence.
The MEA Spokesperson said the onus to provided evidence to the court lay on the Government of Pakistan.
India has been expressing dissatisfaction with the pace of the 2008 terror attack trial, and on the fifth anniversary of the attack this month again it urged the country to ensure that the culprits were brought to book without any delay. (UNI)
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