Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
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Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty in one of the deadliest attacks ever on the United States. It said the government would be denied a chance for a public trial and the opportunity to “seek capital punishment against three men charged with a heinous act of mass murder that caused the death of thousands of people and shocked the nation and the world.” The Defense Department negotiated and approved the plea deal but later repudiated it. Military prosecutors this summer notified families of the victims that the senior Pentagon official overseeing Guantanamo had approved a plea deal after more than two years of negotiations. The Justice Department criticized the military commission judge for a ruling that it said “improperly curtailed” the defense secretary’s authority in a “case of unique national importance.” Preserving that authority “is a matter of critical importance warranting the issuance of extraordinary relief,” the government’s filing said.

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Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward
8 hours, 21 minutes ago

Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea Friday n Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, go forward in a plea agreement that would spare him and two co-defendants the risk of the death penalty in al-Qaida’s notorious Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Defense lawyers in a filing late Wednesday …

Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
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1 day, 19 hours ago

Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

The Hindu  

The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty in one of the deadliest attacks ever on the United States. It said the government would be denied a chance for a public trial and the opportunity to …

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
1 week, 1 day ago

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

India Today  

WASHINGTON: A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at the U.S. military commission …

Biden administration can't stop plea deals military made with 9/11 terrorists
1 week, 2 days ago

Biden administration can't stop plea deals military made with 9/11 terrorists

Raw Story  

Incoming Vice President J.D. Vance and other Republicans attacked President Joe Biden's administration for a "sweetheart deal with 9/11 terrorists," but it turns out it was a military court that refused to stop a plea agreement. Fox News reported Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin tried to revoke the agreement made by the Gitmo military commission. "I hereby withdraw …

Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals
1 week, 2 days ago

Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at …

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
1 week, 2 days ago

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at the U.S. military …

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject Sept. 11, 2001, plea deals
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1 week, 2 days ago

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject Sept. 11, 2001, plea deals

LA Times  

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had contended that given the gravity of the Sept. 11 attacks, he should decide on any plea agreements that would spare the defendants the possibility of execution. A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two other defendants …

US military court clears way for possible plea deals for 9/11 suspects
1 week, 2 days ago

US military court clears way for possible plea deals for 9/11 suspects

Al Jazeera  

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has sought to throw out a possible deal in a case complicated by accusations of CIA torture. A United States military appeals court has denied an effort by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin to throw out possible plea deals for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and his two co-conspirators. The deals could …

Defense Secretary strips Guantánamo official of power to reach settlements, after 9/11 plotter controversy
1 month, 1 week ago

Defense Secretary strips Guantánamo official of power to reach settlements, after 9/11 plotter controversy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked the authority of the official …

Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas in exchange for life sentences
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas in exchange for life sentences

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged …

US will appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
2 months ago

US will appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea agreements struck by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and two of his co-defendants are valid, a defense official said Saturday. The ruling this past week voided Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s order to throw out the deals and concluded that the …

U.S. to appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
2 months ago

U.S. to appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty

LA Times  

A military judge had voided Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s order to throw out plea deals by three defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. The recent ruling voided Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s order to throw out the deals, and it concluded that the plea agreements were valid. The department will The ruling …

US judge reinstates plea deals for 9/11 masterminds– that means death penalty is off the table, again
2 months ago

US judge reinstates plea deals for 9/11 masterminds– that means death penalty is off the table, again

Firstpost  

The agreements are understood to remove the option of death penalty for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants. The judge’s decision comes three months after US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin scrapped the plea deals Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged September 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan, March 1, 2003 in …

Plea deals for 9/11 mastermind and two other terrorists reinstated by military judge in shock ruling
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2 months ago

Plea deals for 9/11 mastermind and two other terrorists reinstated by military judge in shock ruling

Daily Mail  

A military judge has said that plea deals sparing the Sept. 11 architect and two other terrorists should be reinstated in a shock ruling. Close to 3,000 people were killed during the attacks on New York City, Washington DC and the downing of a United Airlines plane in a Pennsylvania field A police scooter sits in the rubble in lower …

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
2 months ago

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, voiding an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals, a government official said. Unless government prosecutors or others attempt to challenge the plea deals again, McCall’s ruling means that the three 9/11 …

US reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, other 9/11 suspects
2 months ago

US reinstates plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, other 9/11 suspects

Al Jazeera  

Military judge rules Defense Secretary Austin did not have the authority to rescind plea agreements with three accused. A United States military judge has ruled that plea agreements reached with the alleged plotters of the September 11, 2001, attacks are valid, reversing an order by the country’s defence minister. The order by the judge, Air Force Colonel Matthew McCall, means …

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others
2 months ago

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others

Politico  

The plea deals in the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people spurred immediate political blowback by Republican lawmakers and others when announced in late July. The agreements, and Austin’s attempt to reverse them, have been one of the most fraught episodes in a U.S. prosecution marked by delays and legal difficulties, including years of ongoing pretrial …

Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused

The Independent  

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News organizations seek unsealing of plea deal with 9/11 defendants
4 months ago

News organizations seek unsealing of plea deal with 9/11 defendants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Seven news organizations filed a legal motion Friday asking the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to make public the plea agreement that prosecutors struck with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two fellow defendants. The controversy grew when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced days later he was revoking the deal, the product of two years …

9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
5 months ago

9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief

Associated Press  

— Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s surprise decision to throw out a plea deal with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two of his co-defendants has left their case at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in disarray, with the defense, prosecution and judge all uncertain about when and how it would move forward. Walter Ruiz, an attorney for 9/11 defendant Mustafa al …

Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants
5 months ago

Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants

The Independent  

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U.S. scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind
5 months ago

U.S. scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind

Raw Story  

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table. - 'Sweetheart deal' - Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Austin that said …

US Defense Secretary LLoyd Austin Restores Death Penalty for 9/11 Attackers, Voids Plea Deals
5 months ago

US Defense Secretary LLoyd Austin Restores Death Penalty for 9/11 Attackers, Voids Plea Deals

News 18  

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. Gen. Susan Escallier, had approved plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accused accomplices, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, in the attacks. Republican Sen. Tom …

Death penalty back on table for accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks: Defense Secretary
5 months ago

Death penalty back on table for accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks: Defense Secretary

Raw Story  

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday "effectively put the death penalty back on the table” in the war court case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the New York Times reports. The Times’ Carol Rosenberg, reporting from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says the Pentagon "announced the decision with the release of a memorandum relieving …

Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
5 months ago

Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. Letters sent to families of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the al-Qaida attacks said the plea agreement stipulated the three would serve life sentences …

US revokes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, two other suspects
5 months ago

US revokes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, two other suspects

India TV News  

Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday abruptly revoked plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, along with two of his accomplices. In an official statement, the Pentagon said the US had reached plea agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa …

Pentagon head Lloyd Austin revokes plea deals with 9/11 attack suspects
5 months ago

Pentagon head Lloyd Austin revokes plea deals with 9/11 attack suspects

Al Jazeera  

US defence secretary has revoked plea deals with alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked plea deals reached with the man accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001, attacks and two accomplices, just two days after the announcement of an agreement that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off …

Defense secretary overrides plea deals for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two other 9/11 defendants
5 months, 1 week ago

Defense secretary overrides plea deals for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two other 9/11 defendants

LA Times  

A courtroom drawing shows Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, center, and co-defendant Walid bin Attash, left, at a pretrial hearing before the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2008. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached this week for the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and those of two other …

Republicans blast Biden administration’s ‘plea deal with terrorists’ that spared 9/11 plotters from execution
5 months, 1 week ago

Republicans blast Biden administration’s ‘plea deal with terrorists’ that spared 9/11 plotters from execution

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The plea deal with terrorists – including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mastermind of the …

U.S. says plea deal reached with 9/11 mastermind
5 months, 1 week ago

U.S. says plea deal reached with 9/11 mastermind

Raw Story  

U.S. prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial. A Pentagon statement said no details of the deal would be immediately made public at this time, but the New York Times reported that Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi …

9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed agrees to plea deal to avoid death penalty
5 months, 1 week ago

9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed agrees to plea deal to avoid death penalty

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the …

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
5 months, 1 week ago

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Al Jazeera  

Mohammed and two other defendants likely to enter formal plea next week over attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The United States has announced plea agreements with three men held in Guantanamo and accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The Pentagon did not release full details of the deals involving Mohammed, Walid …

Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty
5 months, 1 week ago

Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty

The Independent  

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
5 months, 1 week ago

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Additionally, Eviatar said, “the Biden administration must also take all necessary measures to ensure that a program of state-sanctioned enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment will never be perpetrated by the …

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused 9/11 mastermind, agrees to plead guilty
5 months, 1 week ago

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused 9/11 mastermind, agrees to plead guilty

LA Times  

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11, 2001, mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture in 2003. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Mohammed and two accomplices, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa Hawsawi, are expected to enter the pleas …

9/11 attack: US reaches plea deal with alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
5 months, 1 week ago

9/11 attack: US reaches plea deal with alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

CNN  

CNN — The US has reached a plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 2001 terror attacks, according to the Defense Department. “The decision to enter into a pre-trial agreement after 12 years of pre-trial litigation was not reached lightly; however, it is our collective, reasoned, and good-faith judgment that …

A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial
1 year, 3 months ago

A panel finds torture made a 9/11 defendant psychotic. A judge will rule whether he can stand trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A military medical panel has concluded that one of the five 9/11 defendants held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base has been rendered delusional and psychotic by the torture he underwent years ago while in CIA custody. Al-Shibh’s newly disclosed diagnosis — post-traumatic stress disorder with secondary psychotic features — is the latest development to show how the …

Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has refused to approve some of the conditions that lawyers for the defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had sought in a possible plea bargain, ruling out a presidential guarantee that the five men would be spared solitary confinement and provided care for the trauma of their torture in CIA custody, a White House …

9/11 terrorists - including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed- may avoid death penalty as a result of plea deals
1 year, 4 months ago

9/11 terrorists - including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed- may avoid death penalty as a result of plea deals

Daily Mail  

The suspected architects behind the 9/11 terror attacks may never face the death penalty under new plea agreements being considered. The decision could impact numerous cases including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is being held as the suspected architect of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. The prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others held …

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
1 year, 4 months ago

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under consideration to bring an end to their more than decadelong prosecution, the Pentagon has advised families of some of the thousands killed. It told the families that while no plea agreement “has been finalized, …

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, U.S. tells families
1 year, 4 months ago

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, U.S. tells families

LA Times  

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is suspected of planning the Sept. 11 attacks, may never face the death penalty under plea agreements under consideration, the Pentagon and FBI have advised families of some of the thousands killed. The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under …

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