Prosecutors drop Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confession appeal to protect 2028 trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 2007 confession was thrown out over "severe coercion," but prosecutors won't appeal to protect the June 2028 trial date.
TL;DR
- Military prosecutors will not appeal a ruling that suppressed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 2007 confession.
- The decision aims to protect the June 5, 2028, trial date for the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.
- The confession was deemed inadmissible due to "severe coercion" and Mohammed's lack of access to an attorney.
- Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators have been awaiting trial for nearly two decades.
- A previous plea deal that would have spared them the death penalty was revoked due to public outcry.