The Pentagon and FBI have\u00a0alerted\u00a0several of the grieving families who lost relatives in the deadly 9\/11 attack in which nearly 3,000 Americans were murdered that the suspected architect of the attacks and his fellow defendants may have their death sentences overturned through plea deals.<\/p>\n
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed \u2014 who suggested the 9\/11 attacks to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and then planned the attacks \u2014 and four other terrorists have been incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for years, while repeated delays and legal disputes have postponed the death penalty being applied. No trial date has been set.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Office of the Chief Prosecutor has been negotiating and is considering entering into pre-trial agreements,\u201d the August 1 letter sent to the families stated. It stated that although no plea deal has \u201cbeen finalized, and may never be finalized, it is possible that a PTA in this case would remove the possibility of the death penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n
The families were given until Monday, August 21, to respond to the FBI\u2019s victim services division with any comments or questions about the matter.<\/p>\n
Some relatives of the nearly 3,000 people killed outright in the terror attacks expressed outrage over the prospect of ending the case short of a verdict. The military prosecutors pledged to take their views into consideration and present them to the military authorities who would make the final decision on accepting any plea agreement.<\/p>\n
Jim Riches, a retired deputy fire chief whose son Jimmy was a firefighter who died as a result of the 9\/11 attacks, emitted a bitter laugh when he received the letter. \u201cHow can you have any faith in it?\u201d he said, adding, \u201cThose guys are still alive. Our children are dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former President George W. Bush established the prison and court system at Guantanamo Bay in 2002 following the 9\/11\/2001 attacks. Former President Barack Obama promised to close the center; during his administration, the number of prisoners was reduced from roughly 250 to 41. Republicans in Congress blocked Obama\u2019s move to close the detention center.<\/p>\n
In early 2021, President Biden declared he would close the facility.<\/p>\n
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