Austin nixes plea agreement for accused 9/11 ‘mastermind’ and 2 others
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a plea agreement for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others, reinstating death penalty cases on Friday.
- Austin stated in an order, “in light of the significance of the decision,” he asserted his authority over the plea agreements.
- Austin informed Brigadier General Susan Escallier of his decision to rescind the agreements in a released memorandum.
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Lloyd Austin said he was “exercising his authority” and assures that “the responsibility for that decision” should fall on himself.
On Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin annulled a court settlement reached this week for the accused of masterminding the attacks of 9/11...
Death penalty back on the table: US cancels plea deal for 9/11 plotters
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has overridden a plea agreement for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and two accomplices on Friday late. This decision reverses the earlier plea deals that would have allowed the defendants to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life sentences. The announcement came two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reported that re…
Defense Secretary Overrules 9/11 Plea Deal, Reinstates Death Penalty
Defense Secretary Overrules 9/11 Plea Deal, Reinstates Death Penalty Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overruled a plea agreement for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, reinstating death penalties. This decision came after retired Brig. Gen. Susan Escallier approved deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices to serve life sentences.Families of 9/11 victims and Republican officials criticized the plea deal, accusing the…
Death penalty back on table for accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks: Defense Secretary
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 the senior official at the Defense Department responsible for militar…
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