NEW DELHI (AP) — India wants to talk with the Chicago man who's admitted scouting Mumbai (MOOM'-by) for the terror attacks two years ago.
Those attacks, which stretched over 2-and-a-half days, left 166 people dead.
India's Home minister says India has yet to get permission from the U.S. to speak with David Headley or his wife. India is also pushing to extradite Headley to face charges there, but his plea agreement forbids his extradition to India, Denmark or Pakistan.
Headley admitted in federal court that he made surveillance videos to help preparations for the attacks. He also admitted involvement in a plot to attack a Danish newspaper over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
As part of his plea deal, Headley won't face execution if he keeps cooperating with prosecutors.
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Robert Seeder, attorney for David Coleman Headley
Attorney Robert Seeder says David Coleman Headley has provided significant help to the United States and aided other countries since he was arrested.
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John Theis (TYS), attorney for David Coleman Headley
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David Coleman Headley pleads not guilty before US District Judge Harry Leinenweber to charges that accuse him of conspiring in 2008 terrorist attacks in Indian city of Mumbai and of planning to launch an armed assault on a Danish newspaper, artist courtroom sketch on texture, partial graphic
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: This Thursday, March 18, 2010 courtroom sketch shows David Coleman Headley, right, facing U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber in Chicago. Headley admitted Thursday that he scouted out Mumbai for a 2008 terrorist attack that left 166 people dead and plotted an attack on a Danish newspaper over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Under a deal with prosecutors, Headley will not face execution if he continues to cooperate with their terrorism investigation.
