The US on Wednesday said India will be able to get direct access to 26/11 accused David Headley in the “weeks ahead” after some formalities are completed.
“There are a couple of things the Indian government needs to do and direct access will be delivered at some point in the weeks ahead,” US ambassador Timothy J. Roemer told reporters after paying homage to the victims of the February 13 bomb blast at the German bakery here which left 17 dead.
Noting that he recognised the importance of Headley, lodged in US custody, not only to the Government of India but also to the people of the country, he said, “Headley symbolises the historic cooperation between the two countries.
“I would like to underscore that for the last several weeks and months the US and Indian government have been working closely together. The first step is indirect access... questions being submitted and answers immediately given to the people of India. The next step is direct access which we are hopeful that it takes place in the weeks ahead,” he said.
Mr Roemer, however, declined to disclose the steps the Indian government was required to take before direct access was granted to Headley, who surveyed terror targets in Mumbai, Pune and several other places in the country. “It is up to your government to answer that,” he told reporters who insisted that he reveal the conditions to be met by the Indian government to gain access to Headley.