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...
The boy is identified by his initials as M.E.A,a school student was arrested for insulting their Turkey President,Recep Tyyip Erdogan on thursday christmas day.Though what the boy said is not known to us yet but the boy is believed to be a member of a leftist organisation.The boy delivered a speech on wednesday in the Central Antolian city of Konya,a bastion of Erdogan's Islamic rooted Justice and Development Party {AKP},in memory of a young secular teacher killed by Islamists in 1930.The boy is now facing up to four years imprisonment if convicted on the charge.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davtoglu supported the courts decision on the Juvenile's arrest saying ''Everyone must respect the office of the president,who ever he is''.Though the boy denied any links to any political party and he also said thhat the governor's office granted him permission for the commemoration ceremony orgsnised through social media.''I've made the statement in question,i have no intent to insult''.Just imagine if they arrest all those people,who openly insult Goodluck Jonathan,that might reduce the tension in Nigeria.
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