A military judge revived the plea deals for alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices.

A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others were valid, blocking an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the plea deals,

The ruling was not made public immediately, but a government official, speaking anonymously, confirmed the decision on Wednesday. The judge's decision could impact the long-running legal proceedings surrounding the 9/11 case.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — US official: Judge has blocked Pentagon chief's voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case.

A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two codefendants remain valid, striking down an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the plea deals and continue to trial,

The plea deals, which were struck in July 2024, had originally spared Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi from facing the death penalty in exchange for pleading guilty.