There’s news on the latest maneuvers on the battle–not on the battlefield but in a military courtroom–between the U.S. government and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 tragedy which claimed many innocent lives, including those of nearly 3,000 Americans, in 2001. The case also includes two of his accomplices, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
The Defense Department, as we previously wrote, originally wove into the case a plea agreement with the co-conspirators that would allow them to avoid a trial–likely ending in the death penalty–and instead spend their lives in prison. Then Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rescinded that agreement in recent days, taking the authority back from a prosecutor (who is no longer handling the case), as I wrote just under a week ago.
The attorneys for the defendants have now lashed out in a new filing this week, writing that the plea deal should stay in place–and having the gall to say Austin does not have the authority to revoke it, according to military rules. It also sounds like the defense lawyers are considering stonewalling any further hearings on the case, whatever good that will do their clients. […]
– Read More: redstate.com
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