Kasab’s Trial: Military Court or Civil Court?
Gallup says “By 59% to 36%, more Americans believe accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a military court, rather than in a civilian criminal court. Most Republicans and independents favour holding the trial in a military court, while the slight majority of Democrats disagree.” [Link]
According to the 9/11 Commission Report, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was “the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks.” He is also believed to have confessed to a role in many of the most significant terrorist plots over the last twenty years, including the World Trade Centre 1993 bombings and many other terrorist attacks. [Link]
A lot of similarity between the trials of Kasab and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
How about trying Kasab in Military Court? What do you think?
Vivek
Sir, i am not completely conversant with what that means in terms of time.
Here is a man who was caught gun-handed ! Here is a man who was caught on tape. Here is a man who has confessed.
I think whatever it takes to get the necessary inputs out of him and whatever it takes to get him out of public memory with an effective closure is just fine !
Will there be any difference regarding the sentence Kasab receives?
As I understand it, I do not think he can be tried in a Military court, because he was not a Pakistani soldier.
Going by the inordinate time taken by this ongoing trial, and by the crores of rupees spent on the upkeep of a man whose monstrous guilt has never been in doubt, maybe the PUBLIC COURT would be the best solution for Kasab.
I dont think the military can try him. Pakistan even refuses to acknowledge him as a Pakistani, and to this day, nine others who came with him, lie unclaimed in the morgue.
I agree with Sucharita that he should be tried by the Public Court. Enough money, time, and person-hours have been wasted on this chap. The entire drama of his trial serves to show to the world how democratically and lawfully we do things.
This has dragged on long enough. We need not only some closure on kasab, but some concrete action against his handlers.