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He was also charged for providing material support to
Lashkar, and six counts of aiding and abetting the murder of
US citizens in India. If convicted, Headley could face the
"maximum statutory penalty" of life imprisonment or death.
Appearing before US District Judge Harry Leinenweber
for his arraignment at the court here, a clean-shaven and tall
Headley wore an orange jumpsuit with white long-sleeved
undershirt and blue sneakers.
He was shackled at the ankles. The arraignment hearing
lasted for about five minutes during which Headley responded
in a quiet voice to the questions posed by the Judge.
Headley had made five trips to Mumbai from 2006 to
2008, taking pictures and making videotapes of targets,
including those attacked. After every trip that Headley took
to India between September 2006 and July 2008, he allegedly
returned to Pakistan, met with other co-conspirators and
provided them with photographs, videos and oral descriptions
of various locations.
The charges also allege that in March 2008, Headley
and his co-conspirators discussed potential landing sites for
a team of attackers who would arrive by sea in India's
commercial hub Mumbai, and he was instructed to take boat
trips in and around the Mumbai harbor and take surveillance
video, which he did during his visit to India starting in
April 2008, the charges allege.
The terror case spanning three countries has caught
the attention of the media and public alike. Apart from
city-based TV channels and newspapers, reporters from across
the US were present to cover Headley's first appearance in
court. (MORE) PTI