Military judge rules against KSM confessions
A U.S. military judge rejected relying on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confessions made under torture during his trial for the September 11 attacks, rendering those confessions inadmissible as evidence in the case. The ruling clarified that the interrogations Mohammed underwent in secret prisons and at Guantanamo Bay are not legally valid due to extreme coercion and the failure to inform him of his right to remain silent or to have legal counsel. This complicates the progress of his trial, which has been delayed multiple times and is now scheduled to begin in June 2028 at Guantanamo Bay. The decision is based on legal considerations raising questions about the legitimacy of his trial following torture allegations, although the prosecution still has the option to appeal.
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