Abdul Habib (Church bombing convictions)

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Charge:	"Explosives Offense (possessing, providing, or making explosives)"
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	12
Year Crime:	2000
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2012
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
County or Region of Crime:	Karnataka
City of Crime:	Bangalore
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Eleven codefendants were wrongly convicted on November 21, 2008 of charges related to the bombing of three churches in 2000 in India's Karnataka province: St Ann's Catholic Church at Wadi, Gulbarga; St John Luthern Church in Hubli; and St Peter and Paul Church in Bangalore. The 11 defendants were all members of the banned organization Deendar Anjuman Ashram. The 11 defendants and their sentences on November 29, 2008 were: Syed Mohammed Ibrahim, Syed Hassan ul-Zama, Abdul Rehman Sait, and Amanat Hussan Mulla were sentenced to death; Sheik Hashim, Mohammed Farooq Ali, Mohammed Siddique, Abdul Habib, Shamsuzzama, Sheik Fardeen Vali, and Syed Abdul Khader Jilani were sentenced to life in prison. On December 12, 2012 the High Court of Karnataka acquitted the defendants, observing that there is no clear evidence to connect the accused to the offences."
Conviction Caused By:	False confession by one of the defendants.
Innocence Proved By:	"On December 12, 2012 the High Court of Karnataka acquitted the defendants, observing that there is no clear evidence to connect the accused to the offences."
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Was Perpetrator Identified?
Age When Imprisoned:	40
Age When Released:	52
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Syed Mohammed Ibrahim S/O Syed, et al vs. State Of Karnataka, Crim. No. 39 of 2009 [DB-C] and RC No.5 of 2008 (Karnataka High Court, December 12, 2012)"
Information Location 1:	http://indiankanoon.org/doc/73469817/
Information Source 2:	"HC acquits 10 in church blast case, By DH News Service, Deccan Herald (New Delhi, India), December 13, 2012"
Information Location 2:	http://www.deccanherald.com/content/298186/hc-acquits-10-church-blast.html
Information Source 3:	"Church blasts: HC wants SPP to show evidence, By DH News Service, Deccan Herald (New Delhi, India), August 23, 2010"
Information Location 3:	http://www.deccanherald.com/content/90953/church-blasts-hc-wants-spp.html
Information Source 4:	"Special Court finds 23 guilty, By Express News Service, The New Indian Express, November 22, 2008"
Information Location 4:	http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article7386.ece?service=print
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Abdul Habib (Church bombing convictions)

Charge:

"Explosives Offense (possessing, providing, or making explosives)"

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

12

Year Crime:

2000

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

Karnataka

City of Crime:

Bangalore

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False confession by one of the defendants.

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 12, 2012 the High Court of Karnataka acquitted the defendants, observing that there is no clear evidence to connect the accused to the offences."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

40

Age When Released:

52

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Syed Mohammed Ibrahim S/O Syed, et al vs. State Of Karnataka, Crim. No. 39 of 2009 [DB-C] and RC No.5 of 2008 (Karnataka High Court, December 12, 2012)"

Information Location 1:

http://indiankanoon.org/doc/73469817/

Information Source 2:

"HC acquits 10 in church blast case, By DH News Service, Deccan Herald (New Delhi, India), December 13, 2012"

Information Location 2:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/298186/hc-acquits-10-church-blast.html

Information Source 3:

"Church blasts: HC wants SPP to show evidence, By DH News Service, Deccan Herald (New Delhi, India), August 23, 2010"

Information Location 3:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/90953/church-blasts-hc-wants-spp.html

Information Source 4:

"Special Court finds 23 guilty, By Express News Service, The New Indian Express, November 22, 2008"

Information Location 4:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article7386.ece?service=print

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