Difference between revisions of "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed"
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|birth_place=Balochistan, Pakistan, Kuwait City, Kuwait | |birth_place=Balochistan, Pakistan, Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
|citizenship=Bosnian, Pakistani, Kuwaiti | |citizenship=Bosnian, Pakistani, Kuwaiti | ||
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− | + | '''Khalid Sheikh Mohammed''' ('''KSM'''), the alleged architect of the [[9/11]] attacks on the [[US]], is due for trial along with four other men ([[Walid bin Attash]], [[Ramzi bin al-Shibh]], [[Ammar al-Baluchi]] and [[Mustafa al-Hawsawi]]) at a military court in [[Guantánamo Bay]].<ref>''[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23108871 "Pentagon charges six in Sept. 11 terror attacks"]''</ref> The trial was scheduled to start on 11 January 2021, but procedural delays – compounded by the [[Covid-19]] pandemic closing the base – have made it a long-drawn out process. More hearings were scheduled for September 2021.<ref>''[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/us/politics/sept-11-trial-guantanamo-bay.html "Trial for Men Accused of Plotting 9/11 Attacks Is Set for 2021"]''</ref> | |
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+ | [[KSM]]'s lawyer, [[David Nevin]], believes the latest hearings are timed to show the {{msm}} that something is happening on the 20th anniversary of [[9/11]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58393231 "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: How '9/11 mastermind' slipped through FBI's fingers"]''</ref> | ||
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+ | On 31 July 2024, [[KSM]] agreed to plead guilty to avoid the [[death penalty]].<ref>''[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/us/politics/sept-11-guilty-plea.html "Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay"]''</ref> His plea deal was revoked by [[US Secretary of Defense]] [[Lloyd Austin]] two days later.<ref>''[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/3/pentagon-head-lloyd-austin-revokes-plea-deals-with-9-11-attack "Pentagon head Lloyd Austin revokes plea deals with 9/11 attack suspects"]''</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 3 August 2024
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | |
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Born | 1964-03-01 Balochistan, Pakistan, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Citizenship | Bosnian, Pakistani, Kuwaiti |
Victim of | • torture • indefinite detention |
Supposed perpetrator of | 9-11 |
Officially, due to be tried in 2021 |
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the alleged architect of the 9/11 attacks on the US, is due for trial along with four other men (Walid bin Attash, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Ammar al-Baluchi and Mustafa al-Hawsawi) at a military court in Guantánamo Bay.[1] The trial was scheduled to start on 11 January 2021, but procedural delays – compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic closing the base – have made it a long-drawn out process. More hearings were scheduled for September 2021.[2]
KSM's lawyer, David Nevin, believes the latest hearings are timed to show the mainstream media that something is happening on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.[3]
On 31 July 2024, KSM agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.[4] His plea deal was revoked by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin two days later.[5]
References
- ↑ "Pentagon charges six in Sept. 11 terror attacks"
- ↑ "Trial for Men Accused of Plotting 9/11 Attacks Is Set for 2021"
- ↑ "Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: How '9/11 mastermind' slipped through FBI's fingers"
- ↑ "Accused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay"
- ↑ "Pentagon head Lloyd Austin revokes plea deals with 9/11 attack suspects"