March 30, 2010 10:02 AM

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Tahawwur Rana not to change his 'not guilty' plea: lawyer

<br/>Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with conspiring in the Mumbai attacks, will not change his 'not guilty' plea and will go ahead with the trial, His lawyer said this in Chicago. Speaking to reporters, Rana's lawyer Patrik Blegen said he was not surprised that co-accused and Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley had pleaded guilty and he thinks Rana still has a "strong case". Rana, appeared before a US court for a pre-trial conference to discuss fied information relating to his case.<br/><br/> US attorney in Chicago Patrick Fitzgerald was also present during the hearing before Judge Harry Leinenweber in the District court, Northern District of Illinois. In the brief hearing, prosecutors and the defence attorney set out further dates for scheduling the handling of classified information in the case. Next hearing has been set for11th May 49-year-old Rana, a Chicago-based businessman, is also accused of plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper

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