The U.S. government has asked the Supreme Court to reject a request from Tahawwur Rana, a man from Canada with Pakistani roots, who was found guilty of being involved in the Mumbai terror attacks. India wants to bring him back for trial because he is wanted in connection with the 2008 attacks.
After losing many legal fights in lower courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals, Rana filed an appeal on November 13, hoping the Supreme Court would help him avoid extradition to India. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar argued against Rana’s appeal in a filing on December 16. She said he has no reason to escape extradition to India because the facts were different from his earlier trial in Chicago.
In his appeal, Rana claimed he had already been tried and cleared of charges in a federal court in Chicago. However, Prelogar disagreed, pointing out that not all the claims made by India were included in his earlier trial. Some of the things India is accusing him of, like using fake information to open an office in India, were not part of the charges in the U.S.
Prelogar also explained that the jury’s decision in his earlier case wasn’t enough to say he is completely innocent of everything India is accusing him of. Rana’s case is now at a critical point, and his future hangs in the balance as he waits for the Supreme Court’s decision.
