The move once again places the death penalty on the table for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the two other 9/11 accomplices.
Three of the five 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo -- including alleged mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad -- have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Pentagon announced WedU.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked the plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other 9/11 defendants on Friday, just two days after aAustin said he is now taking oversight of the military tribunal at Guantanamo.
All of this comes after the surprising news earlier this week that military prosecutors had worked out a plea deal with the three 9/11 plotters that guaranteed them life in prison instead of the death penalty. The moveThe move was quietly announced by the Department of Defense in a memo from Austin that wasIn the memo to retired Brig. Gen. Susan K. Escallier, who signed the plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi prison.
"Responsibility for such a decision should rest with me," Austin said in the memo. "Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pretrial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024."Copyright © 2024 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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