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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has terminated the plea deals for 9/11 terror attack mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and his accomplices.
A Pentagon memo released tonight also relieves the official in charge of the military commissions of her oversight in the case.
9:19 PM · Aug 2, 2024
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>Susan Escallier
>convening authority for military commissions in 2023
https://media.defense.gov/2024/Aug/02/2003517325/-1/-1/1/Secretary-of-Defense-Memorandum-for-Convening-Authority-for-Military-Commissions.PDF
MEMORANDUM FOR SUSAN ESCALLIER, CONVENING AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY COMMISSIONS SUBJECT:
Authority to Enter into Pre-Trial Agreements in United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. (United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad; United States v. Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash; United States v. Mustafa Ahmed Adam Al Hawasawi; United States v. Ramzi Binalshibh; and United States v. Ali Abdul Aziz Ali)
I have determined that, in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused in the above-referenced case, responsibility for such a decision should rest with me as the superior convening authority under the Military Commissions Act of 2009. Effective immediately, I hereby withdraw your authority in the above-referenced case to enter into a pre-trial agreement and reserve such authority to myself.
Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pre-trial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024 in the above-referenced case.