Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices held at the Guantanamo prison have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence
The man accused of plotting the September 11 attacks, ,Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in PakistanThe deal for the guilty pleas by Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawasawi rather than a death penalty trial has been approved by a senior Pentagon official, theAll three men have been in custody since 2003.
“In exchange for the removal of the death penalty as a possible punishment, these three accused have agreed to plead guilty to all of the charged offences, including the murder of the 2976 people listed in the charge sheet,” the chief prosecutor, Rear Admiral Aaron Rugh, said in a letter to family members of September 11 victims, according to theThe letter said the men could submit their pleas in open court as early as next week, according to theThe Defence Department released a statement on...
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