Mumbai attacks co-accused David Coleman Headley has testified that he received espionage training against India from Pakistan’s spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
“ISI did provide me (espionage) training,” Headley told a Chicago court as he was grilled by the defence attorney Charles D Swift on the third day of the trial of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, another co-accused in the 26/11 attacks, in a Chicago court.
The statements formed part of the testimony of Headley, who has pleaded guilty.
The ISI training to Headley was provided by Major Iqbal, who was his ISI handler, in a two-storey safe house in Lahore near the airport, the Mumbai terror suspect told judges during the course of questioning by Swift.
Headley told the court that when he met Major Iqbal in 2006, he expressed dissatisfaction at the military and espionage training that he had received from the Let earlier.
Headley told the defence attorney that this training in espionage against India was given to him in Lahore on the streets and a safe house near the airport.
Despite repeated questioning, Headley said that he did not know the full name of Major Iqbal, but was sure that he was from the ISI.
He was introduced as Major Iqbal to him. Headley said he never went to the ISI headquarters and added that he was introduced to Major Iqbal by military personnel, a fact corroborated by the unsealed document.
When questioned by Swift, Headley told the court that both the ISI and Major Iqbal trained him for espionage against India. He was expected to go to India, make contacts.
The ISI and Major Iqbal were particularly motivated by the fact that he was US born and an American national, this would have concealed his real identity in India.
“They (ISI and Major Iqbal) wanted me to have a business so as to have the ability to have a long tern stay in India. In discussion with them I suggested it to take the help of Dr Rana’s (Tahawwur Rana) business to get this objective,” Headley said.
“ISI did provide me (espionage) training,” Headley told a Chicago court as he was grilled by the defence attorney Charles D Swift on the third day of the trial of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, another co-accused in the 26/11 attacks, in a Chicago court.
The statements formed part of the testimony of Headley, who has pleaded guilty.
The ISI training to Headley was provided by Major Iqbal, who was his ISI handler, in a two-storey safe house in Lahore near the airport, the Mumbai terror suspect told judges during the course of questioning by Swift.
Headley told the court that when he met Major Iqbal in 2006, he expressed dissatisfaction at the military and espionage training that he had received from the Let earlier.
Headley told the defence attorney that this training in espionage against India was given to him in Lahore on the streets and a safe house near the airport.
Despite repeated questioning, Headley said that he did not know the full name of Major Iqbal, but was sure that he was from the ISI.
He was introduced as Major Iqbal to him. Headley said he never went to the ISI headquarters and added that he was introduced to Major Iqbal by military personnel, a fact corroborated by the unsealed document.
When questioned by Swift, Headley told the court that both the ISI and Major Iqbal trained him for espionage against India. He was expected to go to India, make contacts.
The ISI and Major Iqbal were particularly motivated by the fact that he was US born and an American national, this would have concealed his real identity in India.
“They (ISI and Major Iqbal) wanted me to have a business so as to have the ability to have a long tern stay in India. In discussion with them I suggested it to take the help of Dr Rana’s (Tahawwur Rana) business to get this objective,” Headley said.
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