Supreme court rejects effort to revive plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in 9/11 attacks
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#795A4)
Agreement would have spared Mohammed risk of execution in exchange for guilty plea and life in prison
The supreme court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on 11 September 2001.
The agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for his guilty plea and a sentence of life in prison without parole.
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