Mumbai attacks: Lawyers say no
2008-12-10 15:17
Mumbai - A prominent group of Indian lawyers has ordered its members not to defend the lone surviving gunman or any other suspects in last month's terrorist attacks on Mumbai.
The president of the Mumbai Metropolitan Magistrate Court's Bar Association says the group passed a resolution over the weekend.
The resolution admonishes the group's 1 000 members against representing any criminal defendants in cases stemming from the November 26-29 assault.
Association President Rohini Wagh says the gunman "is not the same as other criminals arrested. His main aim was an attack on our city, our country".
Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was one of 10 suspected Muslim militants who staged attacks on Mumbai that left 171 people dead and 294 wounded.
- AP