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Media Watch:
The Daniel Pearl Case
Alleged
9/11 Plotter Killed Pearl, U.S. Officials Say
Update:
U.S. authorities have told The Wall Street Journal they now have
credible evidence that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind
of the Sept. 11 attacks, personally murdered Wall Street Journal
reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan early last year.
(10/22/03)
DNA
Tests Confirm Body is Pearl's
Update:
Pakistani officials confirm that DNA tests showed a decapitated body
found in a shallow grave in the southern port city of Karachi in May
was that of Daniel Pearl, the murdered Wall Street Journal reporter.
(7/29/02)
Pakistani
Judge Convicts Four Men for Pearl Murder
Update:
A judge in Pakistan convicted British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar
Saeed Sheikh to death by hanging, and three more men to 25 years imprisonment
for the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter
Daniel Pearl. (7/15/02)
Pearl
Trial Ends; Verdict Set for Monday
Update:
A Pakistani judge is set to announce a verdict Monday in the trial of
four Pakistani militants accused of the kidnapping and murder of Wall
Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. (7/10/02)
Pakistani
Court Views Pearl Videotape
Update: Prosecutors in the trial of four
militants accused of the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl on Tuesday
played a graphic three-minute tape showing the Wall St. Journal
reporter's throat being slashed, lawyers said.
On the tape, prosecutors say Pearl is
forced to say that he is Jewish, then has his throat cut after he is
unconscious or already dead.
Defense lawyers denounced the tape, presented
to the court by U.S. FBI agent John Folgon, as a "fake." Attorney
Rai Bashir told reporters "it is clear that the video has been
manipulated by computers." Prosecutors refused to comment on the
tape or reaction to it within the courtroom.
The trial of prime suspect Ahmed Omar
Saeed Sheikh, a British-born Islamic militant, and his three co-defendants
began under heavy security last month in Karachi, the city in which
Pearl was last seen alive. The trial was later moved 75 miles east to
the city of Hyderabad because of continued security concerns. (5/14/02)
Police
Say Militant Admitted to Role in Pearl Abduction
Update:
Two policemen tell a Pakistani court they heard militant Ahmed Omar
Saeed Sheikh admit to planning the kidnapping of murdered Wall St.
Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. (4/23/02)
Pearl
Trial Begins
Update:
Four men accused of helping to kill Daniel Pearl appear before a Pakistani
court and plead not guilty. (4/22/02)
Conversation
with Mariane Pearl
Jim Lehrer talks
with Mariane Pearl, wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl. (3/18/02)
U.S.
Indicts Suspect in Killing of Wall Street Journal Reporter
Update:
A federal grand jury in New Jersey has indicted a key suspect in the
kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel
Pearl. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the decision Thursday.
Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh,
who is currently being held in Pakistan, is charged with hostage-taking
and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking, resulting in the death of Pearl.
Ashcroft said the Justice Department is
in discussions with Pakistani authorities about extraditing Saeed for
trial in the United States. No agreement has been reached. (3/14/02)
RealAudio:
Attorney General Ashcroft announces the indictment. (3/14/02)
US,
Pakistan to Discuss Extraditing Suspect in Pearl Case
Update:
While President Bush says he is "satisfied" with Pakistan's
response to the abduction and killing of Wall Street Journal
reporter Daniel Pearl, he said the U.S. is "interested in dealing
with" the Islamic militant accused of masterminding Pearl's kidnapping.
(2/25/02)
WSJ
Reporter Pearl Confirmed Dead
Terence Smith talks with Felicity Barringer
of The New York Times about the
death of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. (2/21/02)
RealAudio:
A statement on the Pearl story from Wall Street Journal Managing
Editor Paul Steiger. (2/21/02)
Pakistan
Arrests Top Suspect in Pearl Kidnapping
Update:
Police arrest 27-year-old
Islamic militant Omar Saeed Sheikh, who has reportedly said that abducted
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is still alive. (2/12/02)
Pakistani
Officials Charge Three in Pearl Kidnapping
Update:
Police in Pakistan arrest three men in the kidnapping Wall Street
Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. (2/8/02)
Militants
Threaten to Kill Kidnapped Reporter
Update:
A second e-mail message allegedly sent by the kidnappers of Wall
Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl said the group may execute
Pearl within 24 hours.
The message also demanded that all American
journalists must leave Pakistan within three days or face possible abduction.
(1/30/02)
Pakistani
Police Search For Missing Wall St. Journal Reporter
Update: Pakistani police Tuesday said
they had made progress in the search for missing Wall Street Journal
reporter Daniel Pearl, but did not provide further details.
A Pakistani militant group had e-mailed
several U.S. news organizations over the weekend with pictures of Pearl
in shackles and, in one photo, with a gun to his head. Pearl has been
missing since last Wednesday. (1/29/02)
Terence
Smith talks with
two regional experts about the Pearl kidnapping. (1/29/02)
Pakistani
Group Claims It Kidnapped U.S. Reporter
Update:
An unknown Pakistani militant group says in an e-mail message to U.S.
news organizations it has kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel
Pearl. (1/28/02)
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