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...
A sad report just got to my news desk today,on how a 48 year old business man Henry Dimoji,who resides around Anthony village in Lagos state,but hails from Imo state,was crushed to death by a diesel tanker.Henry Dimoji was returning from a wake-keeping with his wife in Festac town area in a Honda car,only to be stopped by some policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad,Ikeja,mounted an illegal checkpoint at Mile 2 end of Oshodi Apapa Expressway,conducting unapproved stop and search,stop Henry Dimoji and his wife Linda.The policemen refused to allow Henry Dimoji to park properly by the road side,insisting that he must come down to open his booth for search.So he came down and an oncoming tanker,said to be carrying diesel,hit Henry Dimoji and dragged him on the road.The policemen were said to have avoided the tanker.It was gathered that the matter which occured at about 7:30pm last week thursday April 30,was transffered to the State Criminal Investigation Department,while the policemen had been arrested.The truck driver and his conductor had also been arrested by the police.It was further learnt that the SCID was still searching for two policemen,who were also with the patrol team during the incident.May Henry Dimoji's soul rest in peace,AMEN.
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