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Supreme Court Will Not Revive Plea Deal for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and 9/11 Defendants

19 octobre 2026 à 14:02
The justices rejected a request from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, clearing the way for a potential death penalty trial.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed at Guantánamo Bay in January 2022, in a photo provided by his lawyers.

Supreme court rejects effort to revive plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in 9/11 attacks

19 octobre 2026 à 11:50

Agreement would have spared Mohammed risk of execution in exchange for guilty plea and life in prison

The supreme court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on 11 September 2001.

The agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for his guilty plea and a sentence of life in prison without parole.

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© Photograph: Janet Hamlin/POOL APF/AP

© Photograph: Janet Hamlin/POOL APF/AP

© Photograph: Janet Hamlin/POOL APF/AP

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