Military judge reinstates plea deals for 9/11 mastermind KSM, two other terrorists in shock ruling

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Military judge reinstates plea deals for 9/11 mastermind KSM, two other terrorists in shock ruling

A military judge ruled Wednesday that plea deals sparing accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other terrorists the death penalty must remain in effect.

The stunning move comes three months after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin revoked the shocking plea deals handed out to Mohammed and two alleged accomplices by the Office of Military Commissions in July.

The order, issued by Air Force Col. and Judge Matthew McCall in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was first reported by the Associated Press and has not yet been posted publicly.

Family members of the victims of the heinous terror attack, which killed nearly 3,000, were outraged by the judge’s ruling. 

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In a key decision today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held indisputable authority to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed—the alleged 9/11 mastermind—and co-defendants Mustafa al Hawsawi and Walid Bin ‘Attash. This overturns a military judge's ruling last year deeming the deals, which avoided the death penalty, as valid and enforceable despite Austin's revocation.

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