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...
Today tuesaday,U.S based Human Rights Watch in Congo accused police in Congo of executing atleast 51 people in an anti-gang operation and of being responsible for the disappearance of 33 more people.The operation was launched a year ago to tackle criminal gangs in the Kinshasa.The Human Right group,accused police involved in operation Likofi of executing unarmed young men at home in front of family members and in markets in an attempt to intimidate the local population.Interior Minister Richard Muyej said ''Cases of misconduct have been presented to the justice system.For us,transparency is important......Before the courts,there are cases of police who were involved in the operation.We are transparent in all of this''
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