March 20, 2010 8:40 PM

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US assures access to India to interrogate Headley in 26/11 case

India will get access to interrogate terror accused David Headley, who has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks. Headley is now in US custody. US Attorney General and Head of the Department of Justice Eric Holder spoke to Chidambaram on Friday evening and clarified to him about a number of aspects concerning Headley's plea bargaining.<br/><br/>In a statement this morning, Mr. Chidambaram said, he understands that India will be able to obtain access to Headley to question him in a properly-constituted judicial proceeding. The Home Minister said, he has directed National Investigating Agency and other agencies to quickly prepare documents necessary to start the judicial proceeding. Mr. Chidambaram said that Headley has admitted to conspiring with Lashkar-e-Toiba members and to attending their camps which should now "spur" Pakistan to take action against all the conspirators and bring them to justice.<br/><br/>US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake, now in New Delhi, also said that Indian investigators will be allowed to interrogate David Headley. But he ruled out Headley’s extradition to India. He said, US will not extradite Headley either to India or Pakistan or Denmark for the charges he has now admitted. He, however, left the option open on such a move in case more charges come up against him in the future.

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