Kasab's confession: No impact on trial?

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Kasab's confession: No impact on trial?

Miloni Bhatt, Ketki Angre, Tuesday July 21, 2009, Mumbai

A day after Ajmal Kasab's dramatic confession, the judge still has to take a decision on whether to accept his statement as evidence.

Whatever the decision sources say trial time may not reduce because the trial is looking at the larger conspiracy of 26/11, beyond Kasab's role.

In court on Tuesday, Kasab gave more details of the attack in Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. How he and Abu Ismail had been instructed to open fire, take people hostage and kill those who attempted a rescue.

The prosecution says Kasab confessed to escape the worst punishment. A reason why he also has diluted his role in the attack compared to his earlier confession to the police.

For instance:

Earlier he confessed to slitting the throat of Amar Singh Solanki, navigator of vessel M V Kuber. Now he says he had no role to play.
He also said that both Abu Ismail and he fired at the police van carrying the three officers. Now he says, he could not fire.
He said he killed Tukaram Ombale with his AK 47. Now he denies shooting him.

''Kasab is an actor. Expert at changing statements and introducing new characters,'' says Ujjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor.

And on Tuesday, here's the answer to another mystery: How did Kasab who has no access to the media learn that Pakistan has acknowledged him as a citizen? Kasab told the court he got to know from one of the prison guards.

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Posted by Manoj on Jul 22, 2009

No matter what, our judicial system is bent upon waste time and the public time. They just want to keep the natak going as long as they can, so that they are in the spotlight for a longer time. By the time the trial finishes, the verdict will have little relevance and the person who commited the crime would have mentally perished. The punishment will not have the desired impact either on the convict nor on the society.

Posted by Yashica on Jul 21, 2009

There is no point in keep him alive and wasting our time and money on him. If he is alive things will get worse. It is going to invite trouble. His people might try to rescue him as well by threatening us again. "Hang Kasab Till Death". Yashica Student UK

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