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 Bola Tinubu media office,who said today tuesday that the former governor of Lagos State's residence in Bourdillon,Ikoyi Lagos was invaded by combat ready soldiers.The media office for Tinubu,further explained that ''For three straight days,the private residence of the National leader of All Progressives Congress {APC} has been under surveillance by battle ready and helmet wearing soldiers,numbering close to 30 and riding in three patrol vans and an army truck stationed close to the entrance of the gate to Tinubu's house along Bourdillon road in Ikoyi,they have become a permannt feature.Their obvious target Tinubu himself and perhaps the hordes of politicians and visitors that visit his Bourdillon residence.The soldiers were first noticed on a sunday a few minutes to 11:pm in a army truck,so these morning tuesday,10 February,two vans from the army were stationed on both sides of the house along Bourdillon road,their missions shrouded secrecy''.Tinubu said ''He will not be intimidated by these show of strength,intimidation and possible harrassment.I remain resolute in my advocacy and support for the rule of law.Jonathan's government,has through the service chiefs staged a coup against Nigerians and the constitution and now want to silence his critics.I will not be muzzled through the barrel of the gun.The guns and bullets they should use to defeat Boko Haram are now being turned against the opposition and innocent Nigerians''.
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