"Not Till...": US On 'Produce Proof' Plea By Indian Facing Murder Plot Charge
NDTV
Nikhil Gupta, 52, is accused of conspiring with an as-yet unnamed Indian government employee - codenamed CC-1 - to hire a 'hitman' - an undercover US federal agent - to kill Mr Pannun, an American-Canadian citizen.
The United States has objected to a motion by Nikhil Gupta - the Indian national accused of conspiring to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun - seeking proof of charges against him. The US govenment said it would only provide the information when Mr Gupta - being held in a Czech Republic prison pending extradition - appears, and is arraigned in, a New York City court.
The US government was responding to a 'Motion to Compel Production of Discovery' filed by Mr Gupta's legal team in a New York court last week. Mr Gupta's lawyers requested the court to direct federal prosecutors to provide "materials relevant to (our) ability to defend the charges".
On Monday US District Judge Victor Marrero gave the federal government three days to respond.
