Summary Hafiz Saeed was freed on court's order this week.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A U.S. official on Friday said Washington is “deeply concerned” at the release from house arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Saaed who has been accused of masterminding a bloody 2008 assault in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Hafiz Saeed, who had been under house arrest since January, was ordered freed by a Pakistani court this week and preached on Friday at a mosque in the eastern city of Lahore.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert alleged that Saeed’s organisation, Lashkar-e-Taiba, was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians, including American citizens.
“The Pakistani government should make sure that he is arrested and charged for his crimes,” Nauert said in a statement.
JuD, which has operated freely across Pakistan and is popular for its charity work, is accused by the US and India to be a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed for the Mumbai attacks.
It should be recalled that Saeed was put on house arrest on January 30 this year. His party had moved to court against the arrest and the matter was then referred to the review board.
