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...
The Confederation of African of African Football had banned Sierra Leone from hosting matches upon the recommendations of the World Health Organisation.But the ban,which took effect in August 2014,has now been lifted following the end of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.Caf told the Sierra Football Association by letter on 6 December.Guinea and Liberia were also banned from hosting matches because of the threat of Ebola in their countries.While Liberia has been given the go-ahead to resume international,Guinea have not yet been cleared Ebola free by the WHO and so the Caf suspension remains in place.
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