Lawyers for the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden, are appealing his conviction.<br/> <br />Last week, Shakeel Afridi was convicted by a Pakistani tribal court and sentenced to 33 years in prison.<br/> <br />A Pakistani official said says the conviction was based on treason charges for working with the CIA to conspire against the state ---- an announcement that rankled the U.S. and caused relations between the two countries to sink even lower.<br/> <br />Court documents now say the doctor was convicted based on his assistance to Lakshar-e-Islam militant group.<br/> <br />A commander with Lakshar-e-Islam denies any link to Afridi. The doctor's attorney and brother insist that Afridi is being used a scapegoat.<br/> <br />In Washington, government sources say the United States is working on winning Afridi's release from jail.<br/> <br />Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
