Re: Omar Sheikh
The delay has been alleged to be due to his reported links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.[6]
Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, in his book In the Line of Fire stated that Sheikh was originally recruited by British intelligence agency, MI6, while studying at the London School of Economics. He alleges Omar Sheikh was sent to the Balkans by MI6 to engage in jihadi operations. Musharraf later went on to state "At some point, he probably became a rogue or double agent".[7]
His complicity in the execution and the reasons behind it are in dispute.[8] At his initial court appearance, he stated, "I don't want to defend this case. I did this…Right or wrong, I had my reasons. I think that our country shouldn't be catering to America's needs."[9], but he subsequently appealed his conviction and is awaiting further progress while in prison. Sheikh's lawyer has stated he will base his client's appeal on the recent admission of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that he is the killer of Daniel Pearl.[8][10]
brits getting a nod in all this too now