孟买袭击案疑犯将受审
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A Pakistani man convicted over the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks is to be sentenced at a prison court in India.

孟买2008恐怖袭击案嫌疑犯——一位巴基斯坦男子,将于印度某监狱法院接受审判。

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab opened fire on commuters
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab opened fire on commuters

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab - the only gunman who survived the attacks - faces the death penalty or life imprisonment1 after he was found guilty on Monday.

The prosecution2(起诉,检举) has argued for him to be hanged.

India's last execution was in 2004 and observers say such a sentence could take years to impose(强加,欺骗) because of a lengthy3(漫长的,冗长的) appeal process.

Qasab, 22, was convicted on Monday on 86 charges including murder, waging war on(向……开站) India and possessing explosives. Two other suspects were acquitted4(无罪开释) .

The attacks left 174 people dead and heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

India holds the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group responsible for the attack.

'Agent of the devil'

At a court session on Tuesday, Qasab's lawyer called for leniency5(宽大,仁慈) , saying his client had been brainwashed by a terrorist organisation6 and could be rehabilitated7.

"He's a human being of flesh and blood(血肉之躯) . That should not be forgotten," he said.

But prosecutor8 Ujjwal Nikam argued that it would be a "mockery(嘲笑,笑柄) of justice" if Qasab did not receive the death penalty.

"He is an agent of the devil himself, a disgrace to society and the entire human race," he said.

In India the death penalty is carried out by hanging, but it is rarely used and most death sentences are commuted9(减刑) to life imprisonment.

A 1983 ruling by the country's Supreme10 Court stated that it should be imposed only in "the rarest of rare cases".

The BBC's Soutik Biswas in Delhi says that if Qasab is sentenced to death and decides to appeal, the process could take years in the courts.

Our correspondent says that Qasab could in the last resort appeal(作为最后一着) to the president for clemency11 - which would take even more time.



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1 imprisonment I9Uxk     
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
参考例句:
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
2 prosecution uBWyL     
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
参考例句:
  • The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
  • He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
3 lengthy f36yA     
adj.漫长的,冗长的
参考例句:
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
  • The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
4 acquitted c33644484a0fb8e16df9d1c2cd057cb0     
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现
参考例句:
  • The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
  • Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。
5 leniency I9EzM     
n.宽大(不严厉)
参考例句:
  • udges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.建议法官对初犯者宽大处理。
  • Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。
6 organisation organisation     
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
参考例句:
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
7 rehabilitated 9f0df09d5d67098e9f9374ad9b9e4e75     
改造(罪犯等)( rehabilitate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使恢复正常生活; 使恢复原状; 修复
参考例句:
  • He has been rehabilitated in public esteem. 公众已恢复对他的敬重。
  • Young persons need to be, wherever possible, rehabilitated rather than punished. 未成年人需要受到尽可能的矫正而不是惩罚。
8 prosecutor 6RXx1     
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
参考例句:
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
  • The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
9 commuted 724892c1891ddce7d27d9b956147e7b4     
通勤( commute的过去式和过去分词 ); 减(刑); 代偿
参考例句:
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。
10 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
11 clemency qVnyV     
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚
参考例句:
  • The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题,将由国王决定。
  • They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
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