The Obama administration is "disturbed" by the release of JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who was placed under house arrest nearly six months ago in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, US Special Representative Richard Holbrooke said on Wednesday.
Holbrooke, the special American envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, expressed reservations over the release of Saeed. "His release has disturbed us all," he told Pakistan's Geo News channel.
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday accepted Saeed's petition challenging his detention in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks and ordered his immediate release.
Holbrooke said he would take up the matter of Saeed's release with the Pakistan government.
Saeed and numerous other top JuD leaders were detained in December last year after the UN Security Council designated his group as a front organistaion for the banned Lashker-e-Taiba, which is blamed for the Mumbai attacks.
India expressed disappointment at Saeed's release, saying the move raised "serious doubts over Pakistan's sincerity in acting with determination against terrorist groups and individuals operating from its territory."
Pakistan described India's reaction as "misplaced" and said it had demonstrated "full sincerity and commitment" in the probe into the Mumbai attacks.
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