Mumbai blasts accused form political outfit
May 15, 2007 - 6:19:56 PM
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Dossa was deported from Dubai in 2003. His trial has been separated along with gangster Abu Salem, who was extradited from Portugal, and his close aide Riyaz Siddiqui.
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By IANS,
[RxPG] Mumbai, May 15 - Several accused of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts have formed a political outfit called Dalit Muslim United Front, days before a special court here starts announcing the quantum of sentence for the 100 convicts.
The special court of Terrorist and Disruptive Activities - Act - of Judge Pramod Kode will pronounce its verdict from May 18. Twenty-three accused, who were found not guilty, were formally acquitted by the court last week.
The Dalit Muslim United Front was formed after an informal meeting of the accused inside the Arthur Road prison here, one of the biggest jails of Asia. However, it is yet to be officially registered.
An ad hoc committee has been formed with Mustafa Dossa alias Mustafa Majnu as its president, his lawyer Shahid Azmi said.
'An informal meeting was held on Monday. The accused in the 1993 blasts met and decided to form a political outfit. In future they would contest elections too, starting with Maharashtra,' Azmi said Tuesday.
Dossa was deported from Dubai in 2003. His trial has been separated along with gangster Abu Salem, who was extradited from Portugal, and his close aide Riyaz Siddiqui.
The aim of the front is to fight for the rights of the accused. In February, two petitions were filed by some of the accused. While one group has sought a retrial of the case, another demanded parity with Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was found guilty under the Arms Act, but absolved of conspiracy charge.
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