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...
On the second day of her three days visit,South Korean President Park Geun-hye received a 21 gun salute and a military guard of honour.Park is in Kenya to improve trade between the two nations which currently favours South Korea.Kenya is the third leg of her African tour which started with Ethiopia and Uganda.The two presidents held talks today tuesday and were expected to sign agreements later in the day.According to South Korea's ambassador to Kenya Young Dae Kwon,Park is travelling with a delegation of more than 200 who include businessmen and government officials.Kwon said bilateral agreements in security,health,agriculture,information technology,trade and culture will be signed in the tour.More photos below. 




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