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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

9/11 case suffers setback as US judge rejects Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's FBI confession

A US military judge has rejected confessions made by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks, ruling that statements he gave to FBI agents were not voluntary and cannot be used at trial. Judge Lt Col Michael Schrama said Mohammed's 2007 statements were tainted by the “unbroken continuation” of coercive treatment he had endured while in CIA custody, according to the ruling. Mohammed was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and held at CIA secret prisons before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006. He was subjected… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US appeals court scraps 9/11 mastermind’s plea deal

A US appeals court on Friday scrapped 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea agreement that would have taken the death penalty off the table and helped conclude the long-running legal saga surrounding his case. The agreement had sparked anger among some relatives of victims of the 2001 attacks, and then-US defense secretary Lloyd Austin moved to cancel it last year, saying that both they and the American public deserved to see the defendants stand trial. Austin “acted within the bounds of his legal authority, and we decline to second-guess his… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US judge rules 9/11 victims cannot seize Afghan funds

The families of victims of the September 11, 2011, terror attacks cannot seize $3.5 billion in funds belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank, a New York federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The assets, held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, were frozen on August 15, 2021. US President Joe Biden later said the money could be made available to the families of 9/11 victims. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in Uncategorized

US to distribute frozen Afghan assets between 9/11 victims

President of the United States, Joe Biden, has chosen to divide frozen Afghan assets evenly among Afghans and 9/11 victims. The value of the frozen Afghan assets is estimated to be over $7 billion, according to US media, and the Biden administration has been hesitant to return them. President Joe Biden has decided to disperse the monies evenly among the Afghan people and the 9/11 victims, according to a presidential decree issued by the United States. This will cost both sides an estimated 3.5 billion dollars. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Trial of 9/11 masterminds resumes

The accused masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad and his four cronies, were presented before the court in a US naval base located in Guantanamo Bay Cuba in almost 18 months. The trial resumed after a long halt due to the covid-19 pandemic. The accused could be hanged if proven guilty. Read More…

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Sanniah Hassan Posted in World

US reviews 9/11 attack documents

The United States government decided to review documents of the 9/11 attack by al-Qaeda after victims’ families asked President Joe Biden to skip memorials unless he releases more information to the public. Biden said, “My administration is committed to ensuring the maximum degree of transparency under the law. I welcome the Department of Justice’s filing today, which commits to conducting a fresh review of documents where the government has previously asserted privileges, and to doing so as quickly as possible.” Read More…

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