Friday, January 25, 2013

Terrorist Behind Mumbai Attacks and Copenhagen Plot Gets 35 Years

One of the men behind a terrorist attack on Mumbai that left 164 dead will serve 35 years in prison, a federal judge ruled Thursday, repeatedly emphasizing his hope that the plotter dies in prison.
     Given the magnitude of the crimes and the "heartrending victim statements," the "easy sentence" for David Coleman Headley would be the death penalty, U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber said.
     He nevertheless accepted the government's recommendation for leniency based on the testimony Headley gave that implicated others in the plots orchestrated by the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/01/24/54239.htm

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