politics
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.
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.