VOA标准英语 Accused Mumbai Terrorist Finally Finds Lawyer

The sole surviving gunman suspected of participating last year's terrorist attack in Mumbai has been having difficulty keeping a lawyer. His latest court-appointed counsel had threatened to quit after angry demonstrators surrounded her home. But the lawyer has agreed to stay on the case.

The latest defense¹ attorney appointed to represent Mohammad Ajmal Kasab began having second thoughts almost immediately.
　
Anjali Waghmare, 40, center, the lawyer appointed to represent Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, in Mumbai, 31 Mar² 2009

Court-appointed lawyer Anjali Waghmare had written a note Monday night to protesters pelting³ her house with stones that she would bow to their demand not to represent an accused terrorist. But, after promises of police protection, on Wednesday, the 40-year-old senior advocate of the Maharashtra state public legal authority agreed to stay on the case.

"In fact, my life is in threat," she noted⁴. "Let me tell [say] I'm doing everything on my own risk for the interest of the country, which I reiterate⁵ and reiterate and reiterate the same sentence. I'm doing [this] for the interest of justice."

Indian media report Waghmare, who is married to an assistant police commissioner⁶, will receive the highest tier of protection ("Z" level with 36 armed guards), normally reserved for members of the Indian cabinet, state leaders, members of the supreme⁷ court and certain politicians under threat.

Waghmare was named to defend Kasab after other lawyers, who had been appointed or considered, opted⁸ out.

Police say they arrested nine demonstrators from the far-right Hindu Shiv Sena party outside Waghmare's residence.

The home minister of the state of Maharashtra, Jayant Patil, says intimidation⁹ of defense lawyers will hinder the delivery of justice in the high-profile case.

The special prosecutor¹⁰ in the case also has condemned¹¹ such protests, saying the world must see the suspect receive a fair trial in India. Kasab faces charges of murder and of "waging war" against India. His trial is scheduled to begin week. If convicted, he could be sentenced to death.

Kasab, arrested at the end of the 60-hour siege of Mumbai in late November, was the only known survivor¹² of a group of gunmen said to have all come from Pakistan.

The attacks on luxury hotels, a rail station and a Jewish community center, killed more than 160 people and caused relations to deteriorate¹³ between India and Pakistan. India blames the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, based in Pakistan.

Officials here have also questioned whether the attackers were trained by or had the support of people linked to Pakistan's military or intelligence agencies.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

3 pelting   

微不足道的，无价值的，盛怒的

参考例句：

• The rain came pelting down. 倾盆大雨劈头盖脸地浇了下来。
• Hailstones of abuse were pelting him. 阵阵辱骂冰雹般地向他袭来。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 reiterate   

v.重申，反复地说

参考例句：

• Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
• I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

6 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

7 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

8 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。

9 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

10 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

11 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

12 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

13 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。