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Plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters revoked - US government
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks; The original deal, which would reportedly have spared the alleged attackers the death penalty, was criticised by some families of victims; The five defendants named in the memo are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali; The men have been in custody for decades without trial and have alleged they were tortured; Several family members of victims had criticised the terms of the deal struck on Wednesday as too lenient; US Vice-President Kamala Harris becomes the first black woman to be nominated by a major political party.
#9/11 #PleaDeal #UsGovernment #LloydAustin #KhalidSheikhMohammed
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7202593k0xo
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks; The original deal, which would reportedly have spared the alleged attackers the death penalty, was criticised by some families of victims; The five defendants named in the memo are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali; The men have been in custody for decades without trial and have alleged they were tortured; Several family members of victims had criticised the terms of the deal struck on Wednesday as too lenient; US Vice-President Kamala Harris becomes the first black woman to be nominated by a major political party.
#9/11 #PleaDeal #UsGovernment #LloydAustin #KhalidSheikhMohammed
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7202593k0xo