Salman Khan, former judge urge clemency for death row bomber

AFP, NEW DELHI: A Bollywood superstar and a former senior judge on Sunday urged India’s top court to consider sparing the life of a convicted bomb plotter due to be hanged this week.
The Supreme Court is expected on Monday to hear a last-ditch appeal from Yakub Memon, a key plotter of a series of bomb attacks that killed hundreds in Mumbai two decades ago.
The court had last week rejected a final appeal from Memon, paving the way for his execution on Thursday after more than two decades in jail. But his lawyers lodged the last-minute appeal, saying his execution date of July 30 had been set unlawfully back in April, before all legal avenues to appeal were exhausted.
Salman Khan, a hugely popular actor who was himself convicted in May of a deadly hit-and-run accident, described Memon as innocent.
“One innocent man killed is killing the humanity,” Khan said on Twitter where he has 13.1 million followers.
“Get Tiger, hang him. Parade him not his brother,” Khan said referring to Memon’s brother Tiger, who police say masterminded the attacks and is still on the run.

Salman Khan, former judge urge clemency for death row bomber

AFP, NEW DELHI: A Bollywood superstar and a former senior judge on Sunday urged Indias top court to consider sparing the life of a convicted bomb plotter due to be hanged this week. The Supreme Court is expected on Monday to hear a last-ditch appeal from Yakub Memon, a key plotter of a series of bomb attacks that killed hundreds in Mumbai two decades ago. The court had last week rejected a final appeal from Memon, paving the way for his execution on Thursday after more than two decades in jail. But his lawyers lodged the last-minute appeal, saying his execution date of July 30 had been set unlawfully back in April, before all legal avenues to appeal were exhausted. Salman Khan, a hugely popular actor who was himself convicted in May of a deadly hit-and-run accident, described Memon as innocent. One innocent man killed is killing the humanity, Khan said on Twitter where he has 13.1 million followers. Get Tiger, hang him. Parade him not his brother, Khan said referring to Memons brother Tiger, who police say masterminded the attacks and is still on the run.