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...
47 year old Mr Arthur Avwokeni Joseph,a lecturer with the University of Lagos,was recently detained at Alade Police Station,Somolu,Lagos state Nigeria,after he allegedly fought a lady at a petrol station and tore her clothes.The lecturer works at the Business Administration Department of the University,went to a filling station along Fola Agoro Road,Somolu to buy fuel when there was an altercation between him and a28 year old lady Adeparusi Yetunde over who should buy the product first.Joseph was alleged to have alighted from his car and told Yetunde that if she were one of his students,he would have dealt with her.After the threat and further exchange of words between them,Joseph allegedly slapped Yetunde and in the ensuing scuffle her clothes were also torn.The lecture Joseph also seized Yetunde's cell phone while Yetunde also seized some of his books.Joseph then quickly went to Alade police station and reported the incident.When asked of the whereabouts of Yetunde,he said he did not know.He was then asked to write a statement and while writing the statement,Yetunde's phone that was with Joseph rang and when the police picked the call and asked if she was the owner,she said yes and she was asked to come to Alade Police station where it was discovered that her clothes were torn.Joseph and Yetunde were both detained after they wrote their statements but were later granted bail.
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