Defense Department revokes 9/11 plea deals following backlash
The specifics of the plea deal were never released, but the New York Times previously reported that it removed the possibility of the death penalty. At least two Congressional inquiries into the plea deal have been launched.
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The specifics of the plea deal were never released, but the New York Times previously reported that it removed the possibility of the death penalty. At least two Congressional inquiries into the plea deal have been launched.
The Pentagon released a memorandum on Friday that withdrew the plea deal after releasing retired Brig. Gen. Susan K. Escallier, who oversaw the plea deal, of her oversight on the case.
“Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pretrial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024," Austin wrote.
Austin claimed that releasing Escallier of her responsibilities was because the decision should have come from him, but he had been traveling overseas on Wednesday, when the deal was made.
The pre-trial agreement was made with the attacks' alleged mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, and his accomplices Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, at Guantanamo Bay. Prosecutors allege that Mohammad presented the idea of hijacking the planes and flying them into the towers to Osama bin Laden in 1996.
