US Supreme Court snubs bid to revive plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
The ruling leaves the 9/11 case on track for a 2028 military trial after the justices declined to restore plea agreements that would have avoided death sentences.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed seeking to revive a 2024 plea deal that would have spared the accused 9/11 mastermind the death penalty.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin abruptly revoked the plea agreements two years ago, asserting that such a significant decision 'should rest with me,' prompting years of legal gridlock at Guantanamo Bay.
- A D.C. Circuit panel backed Austin's authority to cancel the deals in a 2-1 vote last year, and by denying the current appeals, the Supreme Court left that ruling in place.
- Mohammed, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, and Walid bin 'Atash remain set for military trial at the Guantanamo facility in Cuba in June 2028, where the death penalty remains a possible punishment.
- Ongoing disputes regarding the admissibility of evidence obtained through CIA torture continue to cause significant delays, even as the court's action clears the way for trial proceedings.
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the complaint of the alleged terrorist organizer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on 11 September to re-establish the plea bargain, and the motion for an order of acquittal was rejected, with Judge Cavanaugh not participating in the decision, referring RIA News. The trial of the four key defendants in the 11 September 2001 attack case will commence on 5 June 2028 at the United States military base at Guantánamo.
Justices Turn Away Appeal From Alleged 9/11 Mastermind
“The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid from accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices to revive plea agreements that they reached with military prosecutors before being revoked by the Biden administration,” CBS News reports.
Supreme Court Rejects Sept. 11 Defendants on Scuttled Plea Deals
Supreme Court rejects effort to revive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed plea dea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The agreement would have spared Mohammed the
The Toronto Star
Supreme Court rejects effort to revive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed plea deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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