The US court overturned the sentence of Adnan Syed, a prisoner of Pakistani origin who gained fame from the podcast “Serial”, and ordered his release.
Adnan Syed was serving a life sentence for the strangulation of 18-year-old Min Lee, whose body was buried in a Baltimore park.
According to foreign media reports, Adnan Syed was sentenced to prison for the murder of Min Lee in 2000 and was imprisoned for 23 years.
Adnan Syed’s family friend Rabia Chaudhry was quite active for the release of Adnan Syed, Rabia herself is a lawyer and she was sure of Adnan’s innocence.
Rabia e-mailed American journalist Sarah Koenig in this regard and asked her to investigate the murder. The American journalist interviewed Adnan Syed’s school friends who had grown up by then to find out the real facts.
This investigation by the American journalist led to the weekly podcast “Serial”, which was launched in 2014 and its first episode was downloaded 30 million times.
The podcast gained notoriety and sparked a new debate that led to the 2015 retrial of Adnan Syed, who alleged that Adnan Syed was discriminated against because of his religion. Is.
In the investigation of the American journalist, two suspects have been identified who are connected to this case, but they have not been arrested yet, nor has their trial been decided.
During a hearing Monday, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Finn ordered that the sentence of 41-year-old Adnan Syed, who has spent more than two decades behind bars, be vacated.
Judge Melissa Finn ruled that the state breached its legal obligation to present evidence that could have bolstered Adnan’s defense.
The judge ordered Adnan’s house arrest with GPS location monitoring and said the state must decide whether to set a new trial date or dismiss the case within 30 days, the hearings said. The judge said that Adnan you are free to go with your family.
Attorney Rabia Chaudhry has posted pictures with Adnan on Twitter, expressing happiness over Adnan’s release.
The news of Adnan Syed’s release after 23 years is currently in the news, common people and prominent personalities inside and outside the US have expressed their reactions on social media on the release of Adnan Syed.