US Supreme Court denies bid by 9/11 mastermind to revive plea deal
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others charged with involvement in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks struck pre-trial agreements to avoid the death penalty in 2024.
The US Supreme Court has denied a bid by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, to revive plea deals he and two alleged accomplices had made to avoid the death penalty. Mohammed, along with Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, had struck agreements in 2024 to avoid the death penalty during President Joe Biden's administration.
However, President Biden's Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, later revoked the plea deals amid criticism from some victims' families. This decision sparked a legal battle over the validity of such actions. The appellate court had previously ruled that Austin's move was within his legal authority. The Supreme Court, in a brief unsigned opinion, stated it would not take up the appeal.
The three individuals are among the few detainees still held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and are scheduled for trial in June 2028.
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