PAKISTAN: ATC AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER

Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court-I (ATC-I) Judge Hasan Shah Bukhari sentenced Shehzad Masih, Nisar Ahmed and Munir Masih to death, life imprisonment and fines. They allegedly kidnapped five year old Rayan, along with his driver and family car, on October 2, 2007. They demanded a ransom of Rs 5 million and after negotiations, agreed to release the boy, driver and car for a payment of Rs 492,000. The accused were later arrested and faced trial before the ATC-I. The victim and two other eyewitnesses identified them.