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Al Qaeda suspect Afroz wants sedition case to be quashed

The Mumbai high court on Friday allowed suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Afroz Abdul Razak, charged with sedition, to amend his petition urging for quashing of proceedings against him in a lower court and seeking Rs 100 million (Rs 10 crore) as damages from the government for 'wrongly' prosecuting him.

Justices D G Deshpande and A G Aguiar adjourned the matter to June 28 to enable Afroz to amend the petition.

Afroz's lawyer Mubin Solkar submitted that while the petition had urged for setting aside of the FIR, his client now desired to plead for quashing of the case.

Afroz faces the charge of participating in a conspiracy to blow up key targets in foreign countries.

Afroz has demanded Rs 100 million (Rs 10 crore) as damages from the authorities for prosecuting him without obtaining sanction from the Maharashtra government.

Solkar also urged for a stay on the proceedings in a special court on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction to try Afroz.

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