US Supreme Court allows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s military trial to continue at Guantánamo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
The US Supreme Court has refused to review the appeal by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of organising the 11 September 2001 attacks, and two co-defendants challenging the cancellation of an agreement that ruled out the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas. The decision allows their trial before a military court at Guantánamo to continue, after more than 20 years of legal delays, Caasimada Online reports.
The US Supreme Court on Monday 19 October refused to review Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s appeal against the continuation of his military trial at Guantánamo. He is accused of masterminding the 11 September 2001 attacks, according to Caasimada Online. Two other defendants had also challenged a lower court’s decision.
The applicants wanted to reinstate an agreement reached in 2024, which provided for avoiding the death penalty in exchange for pleading guilty. Former US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin cancelled the agreement, a decision later upheld by an appeals court, Caasimada Online reports.
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