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Judge reinstates controversial plea deal for 9/11 masterminds after Pentagon chief tried to void it

The ruling means that the three 9/11 defendants before long could enter guilty pleas in the U.S. military courtroom at Guantanamo Bay

The Independent UK

Military Judge Upholds Validity Of 9/11 Plea Agreements

Military judge upholds plea agreements for 9/11 defendants, defying Defense Secretary's attempt to void them. Significant turn in legal proceedings with fa...

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Judge blocks Pentagon chief's voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case

A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others were valid, blocking an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the plea deals and continue to trial, a government official said…

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Guantanamo Plea Deal Controversy Sparks Legal Battle

News organizations advocate for transparency in the plea deal with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay.

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

A lawyer for news organizations has urged the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay to unseal the plea deal struck with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others

The Independent UK

'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict

A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray

The Independent UK

Guantanamo 9/11 Trial Disrupted By Plea Deal Controversy

Military hearings for 9/11 defendants face upheaval as Defense Secretary Austin voids plea deal, sparking legal challenges and concerns about external infl...

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

Military-run hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are in upheaval following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to throw out a plea agreement

The Independent UK

Defense Secretary Austin Revokes Plea Deal In 9/11 Case

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejects plea deal for 9/11 accused, emphasizing military commission trial. Legal complexities and mixed reactions from famil...

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

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind of al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks and two other defendants

The Independent UK

Plea deal for 9/11 mastermind over-ruled by US government after outcry

The deal was proposed in an attempt to move forward the stalled court cases against the men

Evening Standard

Plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters revoked by US defence secretary

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. The cases against the 9/11 defendants have been delayed in pre-trial maneuverings for years, while the…

France 24

Defense Secretary Reinstates Death Penalty For 9/11 Mastermind

Defense Secretary Austin reinstates death penalty for 9/11 defendants, sparking controversy and legal complexities.

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Plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters revoked by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin

US secretary of defense pulls rank and withdraws agreements for trio accused of involvement in 2001 terror attacks

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International Business Times

US Scraps Plea Deal With 9/11 Mastermind

US 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.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Guantánamo Bay: betraying the victims of terrorism too

Editorial: The US has reached a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others accused of the 9/11 attacks, but the camp will persist

Reason

The 9/11 Plotters Should Have Been Found Guilty in a Real Court

War on Terror fears and the CIA’s torture program kept Khalid Sheikh Mohammed out of civilian courts—and prevented true justice from being served.

The Independent UK

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

Rumors about the plea deal have been around since 2018

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Chief 9/11 plotter pleads guilty in Guantánamo Bay deal

In exchange for removing the death penalty as a possible punishment, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other accused plead guilty. Plus, extreme heat at the Olympics

Evening Standard

Three men accused of plotting 9/11 reach plea deal to avoid death penalty

A man accused of masterminding the 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, along with two of his accomplices

Al Jazeera

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

Mohammed and two other defendants likely to enter formal plea next week over attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

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US Reaches Plea Deal With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

US reaches plea deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others, avoiding death penalty.

International Business Times

US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind

US 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.

The Guardian - US

Three accused 9/11 plotters plead guilty in Guantánamo Bay deal – prosecutors

Alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed among trio to plead guilty to conspiracy in exchange for life sentence

The Independent UK

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

Plea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants never face the death penalty

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