Authorities said Ulugbek Kodirov had discussed trying to kill the president as he campaigned for re-election because he would be out in public more often.
Kodirov entered the plea during a hearing in Birmingham, Alabama before US District Judge Abdul K. Kallon, an Obama appointee.
Defence lawyer Lance Bell said the 22-year-old Kodirov avoided a potential life sentence by pleading guilty. He faces up to 30 years in prison, though Bell expected Kodirov to be jailed for about half that time.
The judge also told Kodirov that he would face deportation once he was released from prison. » | AP | Saturday, February 11, 2012
