The family of Osama bin Laden's youngest wife, shot in the knees in the daring raid by US navy SEALS, has petitioned Pakistan's Chief Justice seeking release and that of her children from Pakistani authorities. 

The petition on behalf of Laden's Yemeni wife Amal Ahmede al-Sadah was moved by her brother citing that his sister's five children were in poor mental health and receiving no education, the Guardian reported. 

The brother told the court that Amal could not walk as her leg wound was not treated properly. Laden's wife was shot after apparently trying to shield him during the US raid on their Abottabad hideout. 

The paper said the entire Osama family found in the house have been in Pakistani custody, at a secret location since the May 2 raid last year.

"Osama bin Laden's family who passed upon their illegal disappearance in Pakistan more than eight months with Pakistani authority despite their innocence. Their detention is against all human rights and laws in the world", the
petition written in broken English said.