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Court rejects Mumbai gunman’s translation request
MUMBAI, India (AP) - An Indian court rejected a request Monday by the only gunman charged in last year’s deadly attacks on Mumbai to translate court documents, including the charges against him, into his native language.

Mohammed Ajmal Kasab - a Pakistani captured during the attacks and jailed ever since - addressed a court for the first time, joining the proceedings via video link because of concerns he poses too great a security risk to appear in person.

He asked for an Urdu translation of court documents that include details of the charges he faces, his confession and witness testimony.

The court rejected his request, saying he will be given a lawyer who can read English and Marathi, the two languages in which the documents were printed. Marathi is the language spoken in Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital.

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