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...
Today saturday morning,the brother of Godwin Ekpo,the husband of a woman Idongesit,who was shot dead by policemen at Isheri Oshun,died today.According to his brother,he died at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja where he was taken for treatment early today morning.The victims were shot by a team of policemen attached to the Isheri Osun Police Division in Alimosho Local Government Area.The couple was returning from a church programme on wednesday in a tricycle belonging to the family to their in Abaranje in Ikotun when the incident happened.Godwin met a police checkpoint at Obalage bus stop,where other tricycle riders were being reportedly extorted by an eight man police team.When they approached the busstop,a police officer identified as Aremu Muesiu,reportedly opened fire on the tricycle when the couple refused to give the cops bribe.The bullet pierced through the tricycle back side and hit Idongesit,who was breast feeding a three month old baby.She died at the spot while Godwin who was also hit by the bullet sustained serious injury and was rushed to Ikeja General Hospital where he eventually died.The late couple who lived at Daniel street in Ejigbo before they relocated to Abaranje had four children.The incident sparked protest by motorcycle riders on thurday who shut down Ijegun Road in Alimosho area of Lagos.The police team who were involved in the check point toll where the incident happened have been arrested and transferred to the State Police Command Headquarters at Ikeja for investigation.My heart goes out to the family of the deceased couple.
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