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...
Yesterday saturday,the House of Representatives postponed its resumption date which was earlier scheduled for July 21,2015 to tuesday July 28,2015.This was contained in a statement signed by Mr M.A Sano Omolori,Clerk House of Representatives issued in Abuja states that ''This is to inform all Honourable Members of the House of Representatives of the postponement of the resumption of plenary session from the adjourned date of Tuesday,21st July 2015 to Tuesday,28th July 2015.Honourable members are advised to take note of the new date of resumption according,please''.
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