South Korean court to hold hearing next week on whether to cancel Yoon’s detention
A South Korean court hearing to determine whether to cancel the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will be held next week, sources said on Monday.
The Patna High Court on Wednesday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin by a Bihar district court for giving an acid bath to two brothers and murdering them 13 years ago, a lawyer said.
The High Court also rejected Shahabuddin’s plea challenging the sentence awarded by the Siwan District Court on December 11, 2015.
Advertisement
Shahabuddin and three others were sentenced to life imprisonment by Additional District Judge of Siwan Special Court Ajay Kumar Srivastava in 2015.
Advertisement
Justice Srivastava had termed it as the “rarest of rare case”. The criminal-turned-politician, who was a Rashtriya Janata Dal leader, was convicted on charges of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and murder.
According to the police chargesheet, the victims were kidnapped at Shahabuddin’s behest and drenched in acid before being murdered.
Shahabuddin is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi.
Advertisement
