The man accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks and his two co-defendants have agreed to plead guilty, say US officials. According to prosecutors quoted by the New York Times (NYT), the three defendants have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence instead of facing a death penalty trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While it is likely the defendants will appear in person to plead guilty at Guantanamo Bay next week, they are not likely to be sentenced until later next year, Sky's US partner network, NBC News, reports. It was Mohammed who presented the idea of such an attack on the US like 9/11 to Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the United States' 9/11 Commission concluded. Terry Strada, national chairwoman of a group of families of victims called 9/11 Families United, had been at Manhattan federal court for a hearing on one of many civil lawsuits when she heard news of the plea agreement.

Source: The Guardian August 01, 2024 10:52 UTC