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 sources,Joint Task force {JTF}soldiers under Operation Pulo Shield {OPS} in River state,intercepted and impounded Eight large barges loaded with illegally refined Automated Gas Oil {AGO} popularly called diesel.The JTF also arrested two suspected oil thieves and confiscated 23 empty barges reportedly used for illegal oil transport.The Commander OPS,Maj.Gen.Alani Okunlola,showed journalists the contraband and other items located near Onne port in River state this weekend.Hr said the troops from OPS Sector 2 intercepted the barges on September 23 during an anti-oil bunkering operation at Tamunotonye Ama village in Ogu Polo Local Government Area {LGA} of River state.He said the illegally refined AGO was loaded in eight large metal barges adding that two of the impounded barges had a loading capacity of seven tanker trucks.Okunlola said other iems found during the operation were large quantities of hoses,18 pumping machine,22 illegal product dumps,44 plastic tanks,three speedboats,two out board engines and 19 storage tanks loaded with stolen crude oil.The sites were destroyed in Situ while the barges were towed to the Ogoloma jetty.The suspects are in the custody of OPS.The operation is a continous one aimed at the eradication of oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Niger Delta and other oil producing areas.
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