Daijiworld Media Network - Bhatkal
Bhatkal, Dec 20: Mother of Ahmed Siddibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal, responding to his death sentence pronounced by the NIA court on Monday December 19, has said that the judgement would be challenged in the high court.
Speaking to reporters after the NIA court sentenced five Indian Mujahideen operatives to death in connection to the Hyderabad blasts, Yasin''s mother Bibi Rehana and sister Bibi Mariah alleged that the NIA court had ''already decided in advance'' to sentence Yasin to death. "He was subjected to mental torture by the judge during the trial. We have already filed a petition against the judge in this regard in the Hyderabad high court," they said.
"He (Yasin) was also threatened with capital punishement. All this (capital punishment) was decided much in advance. We will approach the high court against the NIA court''s judgement," they said.
Yasin''s brother Abdussamad told reporters, "If you read the chargesheet filed against my brother, you will see that it does not warrant capital punishment. We do not know on what basis the NIA court pronounced death for five persons. We have complete faith in God. We trust the high court and we are confident that it will deliver justice to us.
"Our entire family has been visiting my brother every month for the past three years. Each time, he has told us that he did not do anything wrong. He has time and again said that he was innocent and was being kept in jail for without any valid reason. He had also told us several times that he was being mentally harassed and threatened with capital punishment. That is exactly what has happened now.
"We are saddened by this judgement. We will approach the high court and even the Supreme Court. Let us wait and see what God''s will is," Abdussamad said.