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...
EFCC,today tuesday,June 21,2016 arrigned Air Vice Marshal Alkali Mohammed Mamu,a former Air Officer Training Command and a member of the Committee for Procurement,Ministry of Defence,before Justice Salisu Garba of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama,Abuja on a 3 count charge of bribery.Mamu,while being the Air Officer Training Command and member of Committee for Procurement under the Ministry of Defence,allegedly collected a cash gift in the sum of N5.9 million {five million,nine hundred thousand naira} for the purchase of a Range Rover Evoque,$300,000 {three hundred thousand US dollars} and two vehicles {Ford Expedition SUV and Jaguar XF Saloon} valued at N15million and N12 million respectively from Society D' Equipments Internationaux Nigeria Limited,a contractor with the Nigerian Air Force.The offence is contrary to section 17 {a} of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act,2000 and punishable under Section 17 {c} of the same Act.Justice Garba,after listening to both counsel adjourned to July 1,2016 for ruling on the bail application and commencement of trial.The defendant is to be remanded in prison custody.One more photo below.
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