2024-08-02 21:06:38
The United States reached a plea agreement with Khalid Sheikh Mohammedthe mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacksand two other defendants, to avoid a trial that could result in the death penaltythe Pentagon reported.
“The specific terms and conditions of the pretrial agreements are not available to the public at this time,” the statement said. Defense Department American in a statement.
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The agreements with Mohammed and two other accomplices allow the cases, stalled for years in judicial maneuvers prior to the trial while the accused remained detained in the military base American of Guantanamoin Cuba, move towards its resolution.
The newspaper The New York Times He reported that Mohammed, Walid bin Attash y Mustafa al-Hawsawi They agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence instead of facing a judgment which could condemn them to the death penalty.
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Los prosecutors They detailed the proposal in a letter last year, but the initiative has divided families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, some of whom still want the defendants to face the maximum penalty.
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