New Delhi, March 20, IRNA — India’s Home Minister P Chidambaram Saturday said that India will be able to obtain access to US terror accused David Headley for questioning in a properly constituted judicial proceeding.
He said this in a statement after US Attorney General and Head of Justice Department Eric Holder spoke to him over telephone last night.
Holder clarified about a number of aspects concerning Headley’s plea bargaining with the US government in a case related to conspiracy in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
After the discussion, Chidambaram said he has directed the National Investigation Agency, NIA and other agencies to prepare questions for Headley.
The Minister said Pakistan was in a state of denial for many months after the attacks of 26/11.
Chidambaram said, the plea agreement should spur Pakistan to take action against all the conspirators and bring them to justice.
He said nothing short of that will be acceptable to India or will satisfy world opinion.
NIA has already registered a case on November 11 last against Headley and his Pakistani-Canadian counterpart Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
In his plea agreement, Headley has admitted to conspiring with LeT members and receiving instructions from them, besides attending training camps organised by the LeT on five separate occasions.
He has also admitted to meeting in Pakistan with various co-conspirators including but not limited to LeT members and being privy to the attacks planned in Mumbai and the despatch of a team of attackers by sea.