The content of the agreement concluded with the three defendants, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (considered the leader of the conspirators), Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, was not disclosed, but letters sent to the families of those killed in the attacks suggested thatthe verdict stipulated that the accused would be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Some of the families of the victims of the sharp criticized the agreementthe consequence of which would be to avoid a full trial and the possible sentencing of the conspirators to the death penalty.
Republicans immediately attacked the Biden administration for negotiating with those accused of planning the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since the Japanese air force attacked Pearl Harbor during World War II, even though the White House said it knew nothing about the matter.
Austin in an order issued Friday he withdrew all authorizations from his subordinate general, Susan Escallier to conduct negotiations with the accused and stipulated that they fell within his exclusive competence.
Return of accused of directing attacks. They are in Guantanamo
As AP writes the three defendants were to file formal motions for a settlement as early as next weekTheir trial, along with two other conspirators, has been continually delayed. They are being held in CIA custody at Guantanamo Bay, where they are said to be subjected to torture.
They are accused of terrorism and causing the deaths of almost 3,000 people who died as a result of the strike. September 11, 2001. hijacked passenger planes in the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the third one who hit at the Pentagon building in Washington.
The fourth hijacked machine that It was most likely intended to hit the Congress building or the White House.crashed in Pennsylvania as a result of actions by passengers and crew who realized the bombers' intentions. Everyone on board the plane died.
September 11 attacks had far-reaching consequences, including the US launching a “war on terror” around the world and a number of armed interventions, including in Iraq and Afghanistan.