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 other aspirants stepped down for Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot,that made him the automatic winner of the primaries.He is contesting under the APC as a House of Assembly Surulere constituency in 2015 elections.It was said that the primary was peaceful at all the venues monitored by the press except Surulere where there was tension because Nollywood star Desmond Elliot was said to have been favoured against the incumbent and two term member of the House,Kabiru Lawal.It was also gathered that Lawal will be compensated with the chairmanship position of Surulere Local Government.Congratulations Desmond.
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