Why did the U.S. government advise the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition related to the Mumbai terror attack case
U.S. government urges Supreme Court to dismiss Rana's petition in the Mumbai terror attack case.
- The U.S. government emphasized that the accomplice of the Mumbai terror attack, David Coleman Headley, had already been convicted in the United States and was serving a 35-year prison sentence.
- They argued that dismissing the petition would not impact Headley's sentence or the legal proceedings against him in the U.S. courts.
- The U.S. government stated that Headley had cooperated with the Indian authorities in providing information about the Mumbai attacks and had also testified in Indian courts via video-link.
- They highlighted that dismissing the petition would uphold the principles of international comity and respect for the judicial processes of other countries.
- The U.S. authorities believed that the petition was an attempt to review a case that had already been concluded, leading them to recommend its dismissal.
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