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One of the suspects includes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who played a large
role in the terror attacks
Prosecutors have agreed to plea agreements with three of the masterminds
of the Sept. 11 terror attacks who were awaiting trial in Guantßnamo Bay,
Cuba, the Department of Defense (DOD) said Wednesday.
The Convening Authority for Military Commissions, Susan Escallier, entered
into pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, the DOD said.
The terms and conditions of the plea deals were not disclosed, but the
terror suspects will be spared the death penalty, three relatives of 9/11 victims were told by the Office of Military Commissions (OMC), the New
York Post reported.
The defendants are accused of providing training, financial support and
other assistance to the 19 terrorists who hijacked passenger jets and
crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept.
11, 2001.
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in the worst terror attack on U.S.
soil in American history. Loved ones of the victims expressed outrage upon hearing news of the deal.
Jim Smith, a retired police officer and husband of Moira Smith, the only
female NYPD officer who died on 9/11, told the newspaper that "I feel like
I was kicked."
"The prosecution and families have waited 23 years to have our day in
court to put on the record what these animals did to our loved ones. They
took that opportunity away from us," he said. "They committed the worst
crime in the history of our country, they should receive the highest
penalty."
"I am very disappointed. We waited patiently for a long time. I wanted the death penalty ù the government has failed us," Daniel DÆAllara, whose twin brother, John, was an NYPD cop killed in the attacks, told The Post.
In September, President Biden rejected a plea deal that would have excused
the 9/11 architects and co-conspirators from potentially facing the death penalty.
The conditions the prisoners wanted the DOD to accept included a guarantee
they wouldn't serve their sentences in solitary confinement and allowing
them to eat and pray with other prisoners in Guantßnamo Bay. They also
wanted a civilian-run program to treat brain disorders, sleep disorders,
and gastrointestinal damage they say the CIA caused during interrogations
prior to being transferred to Guantßnamo Bay in 2006, according to a New
York Times report at the time.
The three men, along with Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Ramzi Bin al Shibh, were initially charged jointly and arraigned on June 5, 2008, and then were
again charged jointly and arraigned a second time on May 5, 2012, in
connection with their alleged roles in the attacks, the DOD said.
They are slated to be sentenced in Guantßnamo Bay on Aug. 5
https://www.foxnews.com/us/9-11-mastermind-two-others-strike-plea-deals- while-awaiting-trial
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