Chicago: A US court on Wednesday set March 29 as
the next date of hearing the case of Pakistani-Canadian LeT
operative Tahawwur Hussein Rana, accused of providing material
support to terror plots, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Rana was present in the court hearing. He was wearing
the orange present suit and his legs were shackled and he
looked thinner and pale.
US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald was also present for
the hearing for the first time since the court case began.
The next date has been set for March 29 and during
this hearing the prosecution and defence will begin the
process to examine classified information in the case and how
it can be used in the trial.
The March 29 hearing will be a partially closed door
meeting.
Earlier, on January 15, Rana was indicted by a federal
grand jury here along with American citizen David Coleman
Headley on charges of preparing the groundwork and providing
material support for the LeT to carry out the Mumbai terror
attack.
In its 12-count superseding indictment against Headley
and Rana, the jury had given extensive details of the planning
of the Mumbai attack by the LeT and how its leaders guided the
terrorists during the four-day siege beginning November 26,
2008 that killed 166 people, including six Americans.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 23:15