Thursday, August 29, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Pakistan overturns sentence of doctor linked to Bin Laden raid

L.A. Times - Asia
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thumbnail Pakistan overturns sentence of doctor linked to Bin Laden raid
Aug 29th 2013, 21:36, by By Zulfiqar Ali and Mark Magnier

Shakeel Afridi, who helped the CIA find Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, will face a retrial. His arrest and 33-year sentence had strained ties with the U.S.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani appeals court on Thursday overturned the 33-year jail sentence of Shakeel Afridi, a doctor widely credited with helping the CIA track down Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in 2011.

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