Appeals court rejects Austin bid to restore death penalty for 9/11 attackers

Dec 31, 2024 - 17:15
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Appeals court rejects Austin bid to restore death penalty for 9/11 attackers
A military appeals court has rejected an attempt by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to overturn plea-bargain deals that would spare al Qaeda senior planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks from the death penalty, ruling the Pentagon chief lacked the standing to intervene in the fraught legal cases.

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