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US judge rules KSM FBI confessions inadmissible at trial
The Hindu··29 Aug
A US military judge ruled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's FBI confessions from 2007 Guantanamo interrogations inadmissible at trial, The New York Times reported. Trial for Mohammed and three other alleged 9/11 plotters is set for 5 June 2028 at Guantanamo Bay. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama found the prosecution failed to prove statements were voluntarily given. Prosecutors can appeal the ruling.
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What It Means For You
- Prosecutors may appeal the ruling before the June 2028 trial date at Guantanamo Bay.
- Mohammed was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan and transferred to Guantanamo in 2006.
- A plea deal removing the death penalty was withdrawn last year after protests from some victims' relatives.
What's Happening
- Prosecutors had already excluded statements Mohammed made while held by the CIA overseas.
- Schrama cited an unbroken continuation of CIA psychological conditioning and severe coercion.
- FBI agents at Guantanamo failed to tell Mohammed he had a right to silence and a lawyer.
Why KSM's Trial Keeps Delaying
- Mohammed was considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants before capture.
- Prosecutors subjected Mohammed to brutal treatment including waterboarding before his 2006 transfer.
- The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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