[Excerpt: "As per the agreement and assurances that Headley would continue cooperating with investigators, federal prosecutors, as authorized by the Attorney General, asked the court for a lesser sentence for the accused."]
Creeping Sharia
March 19, 2010
by Creeping
More justice, Holder and Obama style. via David Headley Pleads Guilty To Mumbai Terror Attack Charges.
(RTTNews) - David Coleman Headley, a Pakistan-born US citizen charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and a planned attack on a Danish newspaper that never took place, pleaded guilty to the charges pressed against him during a hearing at the Federal Court in Chicago on Thursday.
In his appearance before U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber in Chicago Thursday afternoon, Headley changed his plea to guilty from his earlier not guilty plea, in line with an agreement reached with federal prosecutors. Headley’s guilty plea is in exchange for avoiding the death penalty and a promise not to be extradited to India, Pakistan or Denmark.
As per the agreement and assurances that Headley would continue cooperating with investigators, federal prosecutors, as authorized by the Attorney General, asked the court for a lesser sentence for the accused. The Judge, however, refused to provide any guarantees and said Headley could still be jailed for life despite the request.
Headley on Thursday pleaded guilty to all 12 counts that were brought against him in December and January in a separate indictment. He also admitted making several surveillance trips to India ahead of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.
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