David Headley exposes ISI links to 26/11 in first ever video deposition by foreign terrorist

Convicted terrorist David Headley today revealed that the Lashkar-e-Taiba, headed by Hafiz Saeed, was responsible for planning the 26/11 attacks, according to several news reports..Perhaps more disturbingly, the American of Pakistani origin has confirmed that Pakistan intelligence agency ISI had links with the terrorist organisation..Headley’s deposition was heard in a Mumbai special court via video conference, marking the first such development in an Indian court. Special Public Prosecutor and recent Padma awardee Ujwal Nikam was quoted as saying,.“This is for the first time in the Indian legal history that a foreign terrorist will appear before an Indian court and testify.”.This arrangement was made possible through the issuance of Letters Rogatory as per Section 166-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The United States and India had signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in 1995..Headley was convicted and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment by a United States court in 2013 for his involvement in the 26/11 attacks. Then in December 2015, a Mumbai court pardoned Headley in light of his willingness to turn approver..Today, Headley was represented by Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani.