US: ट्रंप की हत्या की साजिश रचने वाले पाक नागरिक पर न्यूयॉर्क में शुरू हुआ ट्रायल – Trial Begins Pakistani Man Accused Assassination Plot Targeting Donald Trump mdsb ntc
In America, a New York court has started the trial against Pakistani citizen Asif Merchant in the case of conspiracy to commit political murders. 47-year-old Asif Merchant is accused of being in contact with the Iranian government and coming to New York in April 2024 to recruit assassins. It is alleged that he had paid an advance of $ 5,000 to two people to carry out the murders, which included President Donald Trump. Both of these men were actually undercover agents of the FBI.
Merchant had sketched out the attack plan using items on a hotel napkin, so that the plot could be carried out before the 2024 presidential election.
If found guilty on these terrorism charges, Merchant could be sentenced to life imprisonment.
A bloody conspiracy was made on a napkin
Prosecutors told the jury that Asif Merchant used a hotel napkin to explain his plan. He had placed various objects on the napkin to represent people, buildings and crowds, so that he could explain how the murder would be carried out. When he reached New York in April 2024, a person informed the authorities about this conspiracy, who later became a confidential informant.
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Defense and FBI strategy
Asif Merchant has declared himself innocent. His lawyers say he is a religious man, with ties to Iran and Pakistan I have family and there is not enough evidence against him. At the same time, questions have also been raised on the FBI’s strategy of sting operations. Critics believe that this could be a form of entrapment, where mentally challenged people are instigated to do things that they would not be able to do alone.
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