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“Rana’s ‘pre-trial conference’ tomorrow”
Chicago, Mar 28 (PTI)
SNIPPET: “Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, is set to appear before a US court here tomorrow for a ‘’pre-trial conference’’ during which federal prosecutors would discuss classified information relating to his case
The pre-trial conference — scheduled before US Judge Harry Leinenweber in the US District court, Northern District of Illinois — will be a partly private meeting and Rana would not be required to be present throughout the hearing.
Rana would “appear in court only when he is entitled to be present,” US attorney in Chicago Patrick Fitzgerald said.Federal prosecutors would discuss classified information that may be used during the trial of 49-year-old Rana, a Chicago-based businessman.
This would be Rana’s first court appearance after co-accused and Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley pleaded guilty on March 18 to plotting the Mumbai attacks.”
26/11: Rana sticks to ‘not guilty’ plea
PTI, Mar 30, 2010, 10.01am IST
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“26/11 accused Rana sticks to ‘not guilty’ plea”
SNIPPET: “CHICAGO: Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with involvement in the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, will not change his ‘not guilty’ plea to avoid a trial in court, according to his lawyer.
Pakistan-born Rana, 49, dressed in an orange jump suit, appeared before Judge Harry Leinenweber in the US District court here Monday for a pre-trial conference where prosecutors moved to declassify some information related to his case.”
SNIPPET: “Next hearing for scheduling the handling of classified information in the case has been set for May 11. A ruling on the move to declassify documents is not expected until September, with the trial beginning some time after that.”
SNIPPET: “Rana, who moved to Canada in 1997, and Headley have been friends since they were children in Pakistan. Before his arrest, he divided most of his time between his Ottawa home and looking after his business interests in Chicago.”