The US Supreme Court has declined to review the Pentagon’s decision to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to CNN.
The ruling leaves in place an appeals court decision affirming former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s authority to revoke the deals. The 2024 agreements would have required the defendants to plead guilty and participate in public sentencing hearings, while removing the death penalty as a possible punishment.
The case now returns to military courts, where proceedings have faced years of delays. Disputes over alleged torture at CIA detention facilities and whether evidence obtained through torture can be used at trial have complicated the process.
CNN legal analyst Steve Vladeck warned that even the currently scheduled summer 2028 trial date appears unrealistic given outstanding legal issues.
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