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 operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested 4 private vehicle drivers and impounded 17 motorcycles for driving against traffic in some parts of Lagos.Speaking on the operation,the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force,SP Olayinka Egbeyemi,said the enforcement operation was carried out in view of the need to ensure that motorists comply with the Lagos Traffic Law as well as the series of complaints from residents in Iyana-Ipaja,Pen-cinema,Air-port Road,Ile-zik and Fagba in Lagos.He explained that the force is daily inundated with complaint of motorists and cyclists driving against the traffic,especially at peak hours,resulting in avoidable accidents and loss of lives in the aforementioned areas.On his part,the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Mr. Fatai Owoseni has directed that drivers of those vehicles and riders of impounded motorcycles apprehended should be immediately charged to court for various traffic offences as contained in the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012.The Commissioner of Police Mr Fatai Owoseni however said if those arrested forfeited their vehicles to the government in accordance with the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012,others who intend to commit same traffic offence would have a re-think.Mr, Owoseni maintained that every section of the Lagos State Road Traffic Laws of 2012 must be obeyed by all road users across the State.He noted that it has been statistically revealed that private vehicle drivers including motorcycle and tricycle operators were those committing more of traffic offences than any other road users in Lagos.
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