Supreme court rejects effort to revive plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in 9/11 attacks
Summary
The Supreme Court rejected a request to bring back a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of planning the 9/11 attacks. The deal would have avoided the death penalty in exchange for a guilty plea and life imprisonment. A trial is now scheduled for 2028.Key Facts
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of planning the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.
- A plea deal was made to give Mohammed life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty.
- Military prosecutors and senior officials at Guantánamo Bay approved the deal.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled the plea deal in 2024, saying he alone should decide on the death penalty in such a serious case.
- Some families of 9/11 victims support going to trial, while others preferred the plea deal.
- Defense lawyers said Austin canceled the deal too late, but a court ruled he acted properly.
- The trial for Mohammed is planned for 2028.
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