Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two of his alleged accomplices, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges
More than two decades after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two of his alleged accomplices, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges. The plea deal, announced on Wednesday, aims to avert a death penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and offers the defendants life sentences instead.
This decision marks a crucial moment in a case that has been long entangled in legal complexities and delays. According to media reports, prosecutors have emphasised that the agreement seeks to provide ‘finality and justice’ for the nearly 3,000 victims who perished in the attacks on New York City, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
The plea deal, reached after 27 months of negotiations, was approved by a senior Pentagon official overseeing the military commissions. The three men have been in US custody since 2003, but their case has been plagued by over a decade of pre-trial proceedings.
