Urgent action threatens the escape of the architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks from Guantanamo

The US Military Court of Appeals ruled that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was unable to cancel plea deals in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, and on the Pentagon headquarters.

 

The US Secretary of Defense canceled plea deals for Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Al-Muhandis, for the September 11, 2001 attacks against the Twin Towers in Manhattan in New York, and the headquarters of The Pentagon.

Fox News has learned that a US military appeals court ruled Tuesday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cannot cancel plea deals with detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including the architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

The court’s opinion, which has not yet been formally published, said that the plea deals reached by military prosecutors and defense lawyers were valid and enforceable, and that Austin exceeded his authority when he later tried to Invalidate it.

The Pentagon has the option of going to the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia for an emergency review, but the court had not filed any files as of Tuesday afternoon.

 

< p>A hearing is scheduled for next week in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants could plead guilty in separate hearings, with the death penalty removed as a possible punishment.

Agreements have been reached. plead guilty to The long-running case against the terrorists was over the summer, and was approved by the top official in the military commission at Guantánamo.

 

The plea deals were strongly condemned by a number of victims of the September 11 attacks and American politicians.

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said at the time: “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have used the Department of Justice as a weapon to pursue their political opponents, but they are making a friendly deal with 11 terrorists.” September."

 

Last July, the Pentagon canceled these deals. 

A message from Austin stated: "As of now, and pursuant to By my authority, I withdraw from the three pre-trial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024.”

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