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Headley's status hearing set in Chicago court on Feb 23
Yoshita Singh
Chicago, Feb 23 (PTI) A US District court is set to
take up the status hearing of LeT operative David Coleman
Headley, charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror strikes
and plotting attacks against a newspaper office in Denmark.
The hearing is scheduled before Judge Harry
Leinenweber in the US District Court, Northern District of
Illinois on Tuesday, according to the court's website.
However, Headley, a Pakistani-American, may not be
present for the hearing as his lawyers John Theis and Robert
Seeder had previously requested Leinenweber that their
client's "presence be waived" at the status hearing, which
means he would not be required to appear in court on Tuesday.
During the hearing, Headley's lawyers would brief the
judge about progress made in the case.
After Headley's arraignment last month, Theis had said
he would "review the evidence with Headley" and during the
status hearing would report to the judge about how things are
moving along and whether "we are making progress as to an
ultimate disposition of the case".
Headley, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of
plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, remains detained
in federal custody at the federal lock-up Metropolitan
Correctional Centre.
Headley was arrested by the FBI on October 18, 2009 in
Chicago.
Co-accused Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana is
set to appear for his status hearing on February 24 before
Leinenweber.
Rana too has pleaded not guilty to providing material
support to terrorism in India and Denmark and to terrorist
organisation LeT.
Headley and Rana were on January 14 indicted by a
federal grand jury on charges of being involved in the Mumbai
terror attacks and planning a terror strike against a Danish
newspaper in Copenhagen.
The 12-count superseding indictment contains the
identical charges that were filed against Headley on December
7 while adding Rana as a defendant in three of the counts
charging material support of the terrorism plots in Denmark
and India, as well as in support of terrorist group. PTI YAS
AHM
Chicago, Feb 23 (PTI) A US District court is set to
take up the status hearing of LeT operative David Coleman
Headley, charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror strikes
and plotting attacks against a newspaper office in Denmark.
The hearing is scheduled before Judge Harry
Leinenweber in the US District Court, Northern District of
Illinois on Tuesday, according to the court's website.
However, Headley, a Pakistani-American, may not be
present for the hearing as his lawyers John Theis and Robert
Seeder had previously requested Leinenweber that their
client's "presence be waived" at the status hearing, which
means he would not be required to appear in court on Tuesday.
During the hearing, Headley's lawyers would brief the
judge about progress made in the case.
After Headley's arraignment last month, Theis had said
he would "review the evidence with Headley" and during the
status hearing would report to the judge about how things are
moving along and whether "we are making progress as to an
ultimate disposition of the case".
Headley, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of
plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, remains detained
in federal custody at the federal lock-up Metropolitan
Correctional Centre.
Headley was arrested by the FBI on October 18, 2009 in
Chicago.
Co-accused Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana is
set to appear for his status hearing on February 24 before
Leinenweber.
Rana too has pleaded not guilty to providing material
support to terrorism in India and Denmark and to terrorist
organisation LeT.
Headley and Rana were on January 14 indicted by a
federal grand jury on charges of being involved in the Mumbai
terror attacks and planning a terror strike against a Danish
newspaper in Copenhagen.
The 12-count superseding indictment contains the
identical charges that were filed against Headley on December
7 while adding Rana as a defendant in three of the counts
charging material support of the terrorism plots in Denmark
and India, as well as in support of terrorist group. PTI YAS
AHM
