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Major Political Criticism of 9/11 Plea Deals by May 31, 2025?
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Military Court Reinstates Plea Deals Sparing 9/11 Defendants from Death Penalty
Dec 31, 2024, 05:47 PM
A US military appeals court has ruled that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acted improperly when he invalidated plea agreements for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2001, attacks. The decision reinstates the plea deals, which would allow the three men to plead guilty to war crimes in exchange for being spared the death penalty. The ruling paves the way for potential plea hearings to proceed, more than two decades after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The court found that Austin lacked the authority to rescind the agreements, as they had been signed by a senior Pentagon official prior to his intervention.
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No further action • 25%
Plea deals upheld • 25%
Plea deals overturned • 25%
Appeal filed • 25%
Department of Defense • 25%
Prosecution • 25%
Other • 25%
Defense attorneys • 25%
All receive life imprisonment • 25%
None receive life imprisonment • 25%
Plea deals are overturned or modified • 25%
Some receive life imprisonment, others different sentences • 25%
Other • 25%
Military Court • 25%
Supreme Court • 25%
Defense Department • 25%
Mixed reactions • 25%
Support from multiple countries • 25%
Condemnation from multiple countries • 25%
No significant reaction • 25%
Leads to fewer plea deals • 25%
Leads to more plea deals • 25%
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Sets a new precedent • 25%
Legal challenges • 25%
Political implications • 25%
Other aspects • 25%
Victims' families' reactions • 25%