Chicago: Mumbai terror attack accused and alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba operative David Coleman Headley will be produced before a Chicago court on Thursday where is plead guilty to all the charges levelled against him.
Headley, a Pakistani-American, is expected to move the plea bargain to escape with a lighter sentence and avoid facing charges related to November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Though his lawyer John Theis refused to comment, reports indicated that a deal had been reached between Headley and the US government as he is known to have conducted surveillance in Pakistan for the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
"Headley will be pleading guilty today (Thursday) afternoon local time. As 26/11 is one of the charges out of 12 against him, there are allegations rising on the issue and in the open discussion today afternoon he will be coming out with all the details he has. There will be a discussion and I won't be able to comment on the leniency part at the moment," said Thies.
"As the situation looks to me, he may get a death penalty. But won't confirm until the hearing gets done, I understand India would be interested in him after the hearing but it all depends upon the situation here about the extradition. (I) won't comment on whether a deal has been reached between Headley and the government," added Thies.
There are suspicions he was a CIA agent who turned a double agent after infiltrating terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba.
Headley had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges related to 26/11 terror attacks and the plot to attack and kill a Danish cartoonist.
Another terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana has also been charged with planning terror attacks with him.
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