Ten Pakistanis were jailed in December 2009 for plotting a terrorist attack on the subway.
ISLAMABAD ( AFP ) – A group of Pakistanis imprisoned in Spain in 2009 on a plot to bomb the subway in Barcelona protested his innocence Thursday, claiming they were framed by a corrupt witness.
Jan Khan, the legal adviser of the men said they wanted to clear their names of the terrorism charges .
Ten Pakistanis and an Indian were jailed for between eight and 14 years, in December 2009 to plan a terrorist attack on the subway.
Eight Pakistanis have served their sentences and seven of them have been deported , while one is a Spanish resident.
The seven appeared in a press conference with Khan in Islamabad.
“There was no evidence against them . They were convicted on the basis of a single witness who was bribed ,” Khan said.
“There were many Pakistanis and presented witnesses told the court they were innocent , but the court sentenced only on the basis of a single witness who was bribed by the Spanish secret services.”
He urged governments and Pakistani groups to try to get the case to be reopened rights.
” Our lawyer misled us . Advised us not to speak in court and could not adequately provide our position ,” said Hafeez Ahmed , a resident of Rawalpindi, who was arrested at a mosque in Barcelona.
He also stated that he had been tortured while in police custody.
Jan Khan, the legal adviser of the men said they wanted to clear their names of the terrorism charges .
Ten Pakistanis and an Indian were jailed for between eight and 14 years, in December 2009 to plan a terrorist attack on the subway.
Eight Pakistanis have served their sentences and seven of them have been deported , while one is a Spanish resident.
The seven appeared in a press conference with Khan in Islamabad.
“There was no evidence against them . They were convicted on the basis of a single witness who was bribed ,” Khan said.
“There were many Pakistanis and presented witnesses told the court they were innocent , but the court sentenced only on the basis of a single witness who was bribed by the Spanish secret services.”
He urged governments and Pakistani groups to try to get the case to be reopened rights.
” Our lawyer misled us . Advised us not to speak in court and could not adequately provide our position ,” said Hafeez Ahmed , a resident of Rawalpindi, who was arrested at a mosque in Barcelona.
He also stated that he had been tortured while in police custody.
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