CIA torture casts shadow over 9/11 prosecution 25 years later
Weeks before the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a military judge excluded accused mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s statements to FBI agents, finding that prosecutors had failed to establish they were voluntary following his torture in CIA custody.
TL;DR
- A military judge excluded statements from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
- The exclusion is due to findings that the statements were not voluntary following torture in CIA custody.
- Mohammed was captured by the CIA in Pakistan in March 2003.
- His trial is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028.
- The ruling highlights legal challenges in prosecuting individuals involved in the attacks.