Architect of 9/11 assaults Khalid Shaikh Mohammed strikes plea deal to keep away from loss of life penalty after terror mastermind spent many years at Guantanamo Bay

Three males accused of plotting the September 11 assaults, together with the alleged architect, have agreed to plea offers after many years in US detention.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawasawi have all agreed to plead responsible to conspiracy fees in alternate for a life sentence. 

The New York Instances reported on Wednesday night that the pleas, which can see the boys dodge a loss of life penalty trial, have been accepted by Pentagon officers.

All three males have been in custody in Guantanamo Bay since 2003. Mohammed is an al Qaeda militant accused of being the principal architect of the Sept. 11 assaults.

In a letter to members of the family of September 11 victims, chief prosecutor Rear Admiral Aaron Rugh mentioned: ‘In alternate for the elimination of the loss of life penalty as a potential punishment, these three accused have agreed to plead responsible to all the charged offenses, together with the homicide of the two,976 folks listed within the cost sheet.

The letter, seen by the Instances, mentioned the boys may submit their pleas in open court docket as early as subsequent week, in keeping with the Instances.

The Protection Division launched a press release on Wednesday saying prosecutors had reached plea agreements with the boys, with out disclosing the phrases.

The prosecution of the boyshas been troubled by repeated delays and authorized disputes, particularly over the authorized ramifications of the interrogation underneath torture that the boys initially underwent whereas in CIA custody.