ATC awards 821-year imprisonment , 26-time death penalty to two convicts of DHPP terrorist attack.

ABBOTTABAD -- Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday awarded 801-year imprisonment, 26-time death penalty and imposed Rs 40 million fine on two convicted in Dasu Hydro Power Project (DHPP) terrorist attack case.

ATC special court Judge Sajjad Ahmed Jan delivered the verdict in a camp court, established at Central Jail Haripur (CJH) after completion of case hearing where two convicted were found guilty and sentenced 801-year imprisonment. The court also issued orders to release the four other accused for not being guilty.

The ATC special court sentenced the accused Muhammad Hussain, alias Syed Muhammad alias Zawan alias Mama, son of Abdul Rahim age 49, resident of Sabin Burat, Tehsil, Matta, Swat, and Muhammad Ayaz, alias Jan, 42, resident of Zurai Balu Jabril Tehsil, Matta Swat, and awarded 26-time in death penalty and 801-year imprisonment. The court also imposed Rs 40 million fine on trhe convicts.

The court ordered for hanging each convict 13 times for the crime under 7ATA while imposing a one-and-a-half million fine per victim which the heirs of the deceased, would receive and ordered one year additional imprisonment in case of non-payment of the fine by the convicts.

The ATC special court also ordered under Section 324 PPC, 32-time 10-year imprisonment for an attempt to murder each convict, two-year imprisonment under Section 337 PPC, two-year imprisonment under Section 427 PPC, and a fine of one million, six months imprisonment under Terrorist Act, Section F/2ATA1996-11, six months...

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