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The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to halt the settlement process with 9/11 attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The deal would spare him the risk of the death penalty. The Justice Department said in an affidavit filed in a District of Columbia court that the government would suffer irreparable damage if Mohammed and two co-defendants pleaded guilty.
Appeal against the agreement
The affidavit states that in such a case, the government will not get the opportunity to request the death penalty against those accused of the heinous act of mass murder. The defense department had negotiated a settlement, but it was later rejected.
Lawyers for the defendants argue that the negotiations were conducted legally and should be upheld. The Justice Department says the government should be given a chance to publicly hear the allegations against the accused.
Family members also attended
- The Biden administration's appeal comes as family members of some of the 3,000 people killed in the attacks have gathered at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hear Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's plea of guilty.
- The other two accused in the 9/11 case have to present their case next week. There are differences of opinion among the families of the deceased regarding this. Some people have called the agreement right, while some are demanding that the accused be hanged.
3000 people died
On September 11, 2001, two planes collided with the towers of the World Trade Center in New York. After this, a third plane collided with the Pentagon in Virginia. While the fourth plane crashed into a field. All these planes were hijacked by terrorists.
About 3000 people died in this terrorist attack. The conspirators of the attack are lodged in Guantanamo Bay Jail. The accused Khalid Sheikh, Walid bin Atash and Mustafa al Hausawi have been sentenced to death.
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