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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi are defendants in the military commission case related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In 2024, they entered pre-trial plea agreements to avoid the death penalty, but these were later revoked by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin following criticism from victims' families, leading to a legal challenge over the secretary's authority to overturn such agreements.
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices that sought to revive plea deals which were later revoked.
Mohammed and two others charged with involvement in the 2001 September 11 attacks – Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi – struck pre-trial agreements to avoid the death penalty in 2024, during the administration of president Joe Biden.
After criticism by some victims’ families, Biden’s defence secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the plea deals to be thrown out, sparking a legal battle over whether such a move was permitted.
An appellate court ruled last year that Austin had “acted within the bounds of his legal authority”.
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The defendants will not pursue further appeals to reinstate the plea deals after the Supreme Court's denial.
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