Suspect in Mumbai attacks pleads not guilty

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-07-2009 14:16

The only surviving alleged gunman in last year's attacks in Mumbai has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him, including waging war against India and murder.

Abbas Kazmi, lawyer for the Pakistani gunman Mohammed  Ajmal Kasab charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks, speaks to the media outside the Arthur Road Jail where  a special bombproof courtroom has been set up in Mumbai,  India, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Kasab, the only surviving  suspected gunman in last year's terrorist attacks in  Mumbai pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all charges  against him, including waging war against India and  murder.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

After several medical examinations, the presiding judge has ruled that Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is 21 and would be tried as an adult. He read out all the charges against Kasab on Wednesday.

Kasab responded with a plea of not guilty, and said he doesn't accept these charges. He faces the death penalty if convicted. Prosecutors say the Pakistani national was one of 10 attackers responsible for killing 166 people during the three-day siege of India's financial capital last November. The nine other gunmen were killed during the attacks.

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