The alleged "mastermind" of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in 2003.Five men charged in the September 11 terror attacks, including alleged "mastermind" Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, are in plea negotiations to resolve the longstanding capital case, defence lawyers have confirmed.
"Negotiated agreements represent one path to ending military commissions, stopping indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay, and providing justice," she said.Afghans furious over Joe Biden's 'immoral' decision to use frozen funds to compensate 9/11 victims After an 18-month delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic, late last year prosecutors said they hoped to open the formal trial this year.
Last year some followers of the case said that the defendants could conceivably agree to plead guilty if the death penalty was taken off the table and, after sentencing, they remain imprisoned in Guantánamo rather than be transferred to a "supermax" penitentiary inside the US.
What were they thinking then & how do they feel about it all now? Apparently the Bay is the preferred prison over any on mainland US run by private business. And we were told Guantanamo was Hell on Earth, unbearable torture!
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