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Theis said: "We have had discussions with the
government regarding the plea bargain. We are working on it
and we expect there will be a plea agreement."
However, Headley's cooperation in the investigation is
seen as a way to escape death penalty.
Spokesman for Chicago US Attorney Patrick J
Fitzgerald, Randall Samborn said Headley would be present in
court for the March 18 hearing.
Samborn too declined to comment on what charges
Headley would be pleading guilty to.
In the 12 count indictment, Headley, a 49 year old
Chicago resident, faces six counts of conspiracy involving
bombing public places in India, murdering and maiming persons
in India and Denmark, providing material support to foreign
terrorist plots, providing material support to Lashkar and six
counts of aiding and abetting the murder of US citizens in
India.
The FBI had also charged Headley's friend from a
Pakistani military school, city-businessman Tahawwur Hussain
Rana with providing material support to the Mumbai attacks as
well as to the terrorist organisation LeT.
Pakistani-Canadian Rana has pleaded not guilty to the
charges and said that he was duped by Headley.
Rana has been denied bail by the court and is held at
the Correctional centre since his October arrest. A hearing
for his case has been set for March 29. (MORE) PTI