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Mr. Ammaduddin

 

Charge:

Possession of unlicensed weapon & Extortion

Sentence:

"19 yrs & Rs100,000 fine"

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2016

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Pakistan

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Karachi

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Mr. Ammaduddin was wrongly convicted of extortion and possessing an unlicensed weapon in Karachi, Pakistan. Ammaduddin was arrested on January 13, 2014. After his conviction Ammaduddin was sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison: 14 years for possessing an unlicensed weapon and 5 years for extortion. He was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs100,000, or in the alternative be imprisoned for an additional nine-months. On January 30, 2018 the Sindh High Court set-aside Ammaduddin's convictions on the basis the convictions were unsustainable because the trial court had not considered important facts."

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Innocence Proved By:

"On January 30, 2018 the Sindh High Court set-aside Ammaduddin's convictions on the basis the convictions were unsustainable because the trial court had not considered important facts."

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"SHC acquits man sentenced to 19 years in extortion and arms possession case, By Our Correspondent, The Express Tribune (Karachi), January 31, 2018"

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https://tribune.com.pk/story/1622476/1-shc-acquits-man-sentenced-19-years-extortion-arms-possession-case/

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