Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs, said consularaccess would be allowed after the prisoner had received medical treatment.
Officials from the Nigerian Embassy in Washington have flown to Michigan "to gain Consularaccess" to Abdulmutallab, the embassy said in a statement Saturday.
India said that consularaccess would be allowed after Mr. Ranjay had received medical treatment, according to Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs.