A US military judge reinstated plea deals with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and two other suspects.
According to a foreign news agency, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered to terminate the contract with Khalid Sheikh, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, and 2 other suspects 3 months ago. Air Force Col. Judge Matthew McCall has reinstated the contract, a US official confirmed on condition of anonymity. In his ruling, the judge said that the contracts with the three accused were enforceable and valid. Prosecutors have the right to appeal the verdict, but it is unclear whether they will.
The report further states that the three accused will plead guilty if the prosecution does not seek the death penalty.
“We are reviewing the decision and have nothing further to say at this time,” a Pentagon spokesman said in a statement. The US Department of Defense had made a statement in July of this year that the alleged mastermind of 9/11 and 2 other suspects had been dealt with, however, US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin announced the termination of the agreement 2 days later.
According to the report, Khalid Sheikh, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and two other suspects, Waleed Muhammad Saleh Mubarak bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam Al-Hussawi, have been held without trial at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for years.
