US secretary of defense pulls rank and withdraws agreements for trio accused of involvement in terror attacksThe US secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, has revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases, according to a memo sent to Susan Escallier, who is overseeing the war court proceedings.The short-lived deal came 16 years after prosecution of the three men began. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/02/lloyd-austin-revokes-plea-deal-9-11
Author : Abené Clayton and agencies
Publish date : 2024-08-03 05:09:09
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