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Judge rules alleged 9/11 mastermind confession was involuntary

A military judge on Friday ruled that alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s 2007 confession to FBI agents was involuntary, excluding the statements from evidence in the long-delayed prosecution stemming from the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Judge rules alleged 9/11 mastermind confession was involuntary

TL;DR

  • A military judge ruled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 2007 confession involuntary.
  • Statements made to FBI agents in 2007 are excluded from evidence.
  • Statements from subsequent FBI interrogations in 2007 were also ruled inadmissible.
  • The judge stated the prosecution did not prove the confession was voluntary.