Military officials cut a pre-trial deal with three men accused of helping plan the Sept. 11 terror attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The Convening Authority for Military Commissions, Susan Escallier, entered into pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, three of the co-accused in the 9/11 case. All three were set to go on trial for their alleged roles in the attack at Guantanamo Bay.
“The specific terms and conditions of the pretrial agreements are not available to the public at this time,” according to a statement from the Pentagon.
Media outlets reported that the deal ends the possibility of death sentences in exchange for guilty pleas and life in prison.
The three accused, along with Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Ramzi Bin al Shibh, were initially charged jointly and arraigned on June 5, 2008, and then were again charged jointly and arraigned a second time on May 5, 2012, in connection with their alleged roles in the September 11, 2001, attacks against the United States.
