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...
According to a national newspaper,two Nigerians namely Magnus Ikechukwu Kamah 38,and Ndubusi Sunday Okeke 34,have been arrested and charged in South African after an attempted fraudulent sale of a home in Western Australia.Apart from the two Nigerians,a South African woman Asanda Zimkhitha Cwap ,28 was also arrested on wednesday 3 July following a five month investigation.They were charged with fraud,forgery and uttering.In February,a Mandurah real estate agency that was managing a Green Fields property on behalf of its South African owner received an email from the accused,who allegedly pretended to be the real owner and duped the agency into changing the contact email address it had on file.Two weeks later,a request to sell the property was received and agreements were signed with allegedly forged signatures and exchanged electronically.The property was then put on the market in March,an offer was made on the property and accepted by the pretended owner.On receiving the offer,the agency mailed documents to the real owners,the real owners raised the alarm and informed the authorities.The three suspects are due to appear in Johannesburg court o friday.
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