Moreover, Afzal, the only person found guilty by the Apex Court ofconspiracy, is a surrendered militant, who was not only supposed to reportregularly to the Special Task Force of Jammu and Kashmir, but was also undertheir surveillance. How could such a person mastermind and execute such acomplex conspiracy? And how could a terrorist organisation rely upon such aperson as the principal link for their operation? On whose behest was he acting?Is there some credibility to his statement that both the leader of the attack,Mohammad, and one of the masterminds in Kashmir, Tariq actually belonged to theSpecial Task Force? And what of the Press report from Thane (Times of India,Pune edition, 26 December 2001; and also rediff.com, 20 December 2001) that 4terrorists including one Hamza (the same name as one of the terrorists killed inthe parliament attacks, identified by Afzal) had been arrested by the Thanepolice in November 2000 and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir police forfurther investigation? Even after three judgements by the courts, thesequestions remain unanswered. It will be a travesty of justice to hang Afzalwithout ascertaining answers to these questions.