India today said that it will continue to press for extradition and access to LeT operative David Headly, who has pleaded guilty to all the charges including the involvement in Mumbai terror attack. <br/><br/>The Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram said in New Delhi today that there is a good chance for Indian officials to question Headly as he has agreed to testify before the foreign judicial process in the United States. Mr. Chidambaram denied that the plea bargain which prohibits the extradition of Headly is a set back to India. <br/><br/>Headley, accused of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks at the behest of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, had last night pleaded guilty to all terror charges before a US court. Under the plea bargain, he escapes death penalty. Mr. Chidambaram also said that India has got a fair amount of information from the US with regard to 26/11 terror attacks. He said that while some of the questions have been answered, there are many more questions that remained to be answered. <br/><br/>Headley's lawyer John Theis told reporters after the over 30-minute hearing that Headley has agreed to allow himself to be interviewed by foreign governments in this country as part of the agreement. Headley's admission of being trained in Pakistan terror camp has also nailed Islamabad's claim that such camps were non-existent in that country. Headley, who had pleaded not guilty on January 14 to the charges against him, had done a U-turn in the 35-page plea agreement and admitted to all the charges
News On AIR | March 19, 2010 5:47 PM
India to continue pressing for Headley’s extradition