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US judge bars alleged 9/11 mastermind's confessions from trial
A US military judge has ruled that confessions made by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible, just before the 25th anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, according to a report. The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
This week, the trial date for Mohammed and three other accused plotters was set for June 5, 2028, at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Mohammed, also known as "KSM," was considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan. Prosecutors have already excluded statements that Mohammed made after his capture when he was held by the CIA overseas.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
- 9/11 mastermind
- September 9/11 attacks
- Judge throws out confessions
- 9/11 attack
- US Judge
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US judge bars alleged 9/11 mastermind's confessions from trial
A US military judge has ruled that confessions made by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible, just before the 25th anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, according to a report. The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
This week, the trial date for Mohammed and three other accused plotters was set for June 5, 2028, at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Mohammed, also known as "KSM," was considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan. Prosecutors have already excluded statements that Mohammed made after his capture when he was held by the CIA overseas.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
- 9/11 mastermind
- September 9/11 attacks
- Judge throws out confessions
- 9/11 attack
- US Judge
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