MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).
Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...
Yoruba leaders today warned potentia yoruba delegates that will represent them at the National conference,that during the conference,they should not betray the cause of the race and threatening that if that should happen,the consequence would be grievous.This was reached at the Yoruba constitutional conference held at House of Chiefs house.secretariat,Ibadan.Wale Oshun,the chairman of Afenifere Renewal Group {ARG},warned president Goodluck Jonathan to expunge the idea of no go area in the agenda of the conference.He described the event as a stepping stone to the proposed National conference,stressing that ''our expectation today,is that our joint deliberations will guide and lead us in determining and redefining our stance about the proposed National conference''.The various groups and individuals that spoke at the event all said that those to be sent should not just be anybody,but those that are sound and mentally alert,sincere and genuine Yoruba sons and daughters.
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