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Tahawwur Rana acquitted in Mumbai attacks case
Agencies
expressindia.com
Posted: June 10, 2011 at 0904 hrs IST
Chicago - Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana was acquitted by a
US court on charges of abetting Mumbai terror attacks but was
convicted for providing material support to LeT and helping a terror
plot in Denmark.
The 12-member jury announced the verdict at the end of two days of
deliberations against 50-year-old Rana, a co-accused in the Mumbai
attack with David Coleman Headley.
Rana faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison on the two counts
combined and remains in federal custody without bond, a US Justice
Department statement said. No sentencing date was set.
Verdict was announced by U.S. District Judge Harry D Leinenweber
shortly after 4.30 pm in the court room.
Justice Department spokesman Randall Samborn said, "A Federal Court
jury has convicted defendant Rana on one count of conspiracy to
provide material support to the Denmark terrorism plot and one count
of providing material support to LeT, and not guilty of conspiracy to
provide material support to the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November
2008."
Rana, who was brought in the court from the local prison at 4.30pm,
was stunned after the verdict was pronounced.
The verdict came nearly three weeks of trial of Rana at the Chicago
court.
Prosecutors alleged Rana was aware of the Mumbai terror strike and
was in contact with the terrorist groups and their leaders in
Pakistan. Rana's attorney, on the other hand, pleaded not guilty and
said that Headley, an all time liar, had fooled him.
Pakistani-American Headley, 50, was the government's star witness
during the trial.
Headley had entered into a plea bargain with US authorities to
testify against other suspects in order to avoid the death penalty
and being extradited to India, Pakistan and Denmark.
In its statement the Justice Department said Rana, a Pakistani native
who operated a Chicago -- based immigration business was convicted
today of participating in conspiracy involving a terrorism plot
against a Danish newspaper and providing material support to a
terrorist organisation based in Pakistan.
"The defendant, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, was found guilty by a federal
jury that deliberated two days following a trial that began May 16 in
US District Court. The jury acquitted Rana of conspiracy to provide
material support to the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai
that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans,"it said.
The judge ordered the defence to file post-trial motions by August
15. Patrick Blegan, Rana's Attorney, said, "We do not know what the
jury was thinking."
He said, "We are disappointed". Blegan said this sentencing could
result in a maximum of 30 years of imprisonment, 15 years for each of
the two count in which Rana was found guilty.
He said the jury decided that there was no death involved due to Rana
providing material support to LeT.
"This is a split verdict. Mumbai part of the verdict is very
significant as jury did not find him guilty in the terrorists
attacks," he said.
Those present in the court room were US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald
and assistant attorney Daniel Collins and Vicky Peters, Defense
attorney Blegen, Rana's wife Samraz Rana their two daughters and
mother of Samraz. Blegan and Rana family members looked tense and
crestfallen.
"The message should be clear to all those who help terrorists -- we
will bring to justice all those who seek to facilitate violence,"
said Patrick J Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern
District of Illinois.
"Today's verdict demonstrates our commitment to hold accountable not
only terrorist operatives, but also those who facilitate their
activities. As established at trial, Rana provided valuable cover and
support to David Headley, knowing that Headley and others were
plotting terror attacks overseas," said Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant
Attorney General for National Security.
"We will not rest in our efforts to identify and bring to justice
those who provide support to terrorists," he said.
"Those who died in Mumbai demand justice. You (the jury) will find
the truth that this man knew that his trained terrorist friend
(Headley) was bent on killing people," Collins urged the jury in his
final arguments.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tahawwur-Rana-acquitted-in-Mumbai-attacks-case/801809/
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Agencies
expressindia.com
Posted: June 10, 2011 at 0904 hrs IST
Chicago - Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana was acquitted by a
US court on charges of abetting Mumbai terror attacks but was
convicted for providing material support to LeT and helping a terror
plot in Denmark.
The 12-member jury announced the verdict at the end of two days of
deliberations against 50-year-old Rana, a co-accused in the Mumbai
attack with David Coleman Headley.
Rana faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison on the two counts
combined and remains in federal custody without bond, a US Justice
Department statement said. No sentencing date was set.
Verdict was announced by U.S. District Judge Harry D Leinenweber
shortly after 4.30 pm in the court room.
Justice Department spokesman Randall Samborn said, "A Federal Court
jury has convicted defendant Rana on one count of conspiracy to
provide material support to the Denmark terrorism plot and one count
of providing material support to LeT, and not guilty of conspiracy to
provide material support to the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November
2008."
Rana, who was brought in the court from the local prison at 4.30pm,
was stunned after the verdict was pronounced.
The verdict came nearly three weeks of trial of Rana at the Chicago
court.
Prosecutors alleged Rana was aware of the Mumbai terror strike and
was in contact with the terrorist groups and their leaders in
Pakistan. Rana's attorney, on the other hand, pleaded not guilty and
said that Headley, an all time liar, had fooled him.
Pakistani-American Headley, 50, was the government's star witness
during the trial.
Headley had entered into a plea bargain with US authorities to
testify against other suspects in order to avoid the death penalty
and being extradited to India, Pakistan and Denmark.
In its statement the Justice Department said Rana, a Pakistani native
who operated a Chicago -- based immigration business was convicted
today of participating in conspiracy involving a terrorism plot
against a Danish newspaper and providing material support to a
terrorist organisation based in Pakistan.
"The defendant, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, was found guilty by a federal
jury that deliberated two days following a trial that began May 16 in
US District Court. The jury acquitted Rana of conspiracy to provide
material support to the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai
that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans,"it said.
The judge ordered the defence to file post-trial motions by August
15. Patrick Blegan, Rana's Attorney, said, "We do not know what the
jury was thinking."
He said, "We are disappointed". Blegan said this sentencing could
result in a maximum of 30 years of imprisonment, 15 years for each of
the two count in which Rana was found guilty.
He said the jury decided that there was no death involved due to Rana
providing material support to LeT.
"This is a split verdict. Mumbai part of the verdict is very
significant as jury did not find him guilty in the terrorists
attacks," he said.
Those present in the court room were US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald
and assistant attorney Daniel Collins and Vicky Peters, Defense
attorney Blegen, Rana's wife Samraz Rana their two daughters and
mother of Samraz. Blegan and Rana family members looked tense and
crestfallen.
"The message should be clear to all those who help terrorists -- we
will bring to justice all those who seek to facilitate violence,"
said Patrick J Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern
District of Illinois.
"Today's verdict demonstrates our commitment to hold accountable not
only terrorist operatives, but also those who facilitate their
activities. As established at trial, Rana provided valuable cover and
support to David Headley, knowing that Headley and others were
plotting terror attacks overseas," said Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant
Attorney General for National Security.
"We will not rest in our efforts to identify and bring to justice
those who provide support to terrorists," he said.
"Those who died in Mumbai demand justice. You (the jury) will find
the truth that this man knew that his trained terrorist friend
(Headley) was bent on killing people," Collins urged the jury in his
final arguments.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tahawwur-Rana-acquitted-in-Mumbai-attacks-case/801809/
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of this post may not
have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the
poster. The contents are protected by copyright law and the exemption for
fair use of copyrighted works.
o If you send private e-mail to me, it will likely not be read,
considered or answered if it does not contain your full legal name, current
e-mail and postal addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
o Posted for information and discussion. Views expressed by others are
not necessarily those of the poster who may or may not have read the article.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This article may contain copyrighted material the use of
which may or may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright
owner. This material is being made available in efforts to advance the
understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic,
democratic, scientific, social, and cultural, etc., issues. It is believed
that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as
provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title
17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included
information for research, comment, discussion and educational purposes by
subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information
go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
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your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the
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