Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
- The Biden Administration asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants that would spare them the risk of the death penalty.
- The Justice Department argued that the government would be irreparably harmed if the guilty pleas were accepted, denying a chance for a public trial and capital punishment.
- The military judge at Guantanamo Bay rejected Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea agreement, stating he had no power to do so.
- The Justice Department stated that a short delay would not harm the defendants, as the prosecution has been ongoing since 2012 and plea agreements would likely result in long prison sentences.
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The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind
The Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed from entering a guilty plea that would spare him the risk of execution for Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
Washington — The Biden administration succeeded Thursday in temporarily blocking a guilty plea by accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, stalling a plea deal that would spare him the risk of the death penalty for al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
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