United Nations: After India expressed concern United Nations Security Council (UNSC) committee has assured it will take up the issue of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi at its next meeting.The next meeting of the committee is expected to take place in the next few days.
India’s Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukherji had written a letter to the Chair of the UNSC al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee Ambassador Jim McLay expressing concern over Lakhvi’s release and said it violates the provisions of the committee concerning al-Qaeda and associated individuals and entities.
India also pointed out that as a listed terrorist, Lakhvi can neither receive nor give money since all his assets and financial resources have to be frozen. Any bail money posted for Lakhvi is also a violation of the provisions of the sanctions committee since he is listed terrorist Acknowledging India’s concerns, Mr. McLay has responded to India’s letter and assured that the matter will be discussed at the next meeting of the committee.
The committee had listed in December 2008 Lakhvi as a terrorist associated with LeT and al-Qaeda for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or perpetrating of acts of activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf or in support of” both entities.
