Judge Excludes al-Hawsawi’s 2007 Confessions in Sept. 11 Case, Leaving 3 of 4 Defendants Without Statements
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
Judge Excludes al-Hawsawi’s 2007 Confessions in Sept. 11 Case, Leaving 3 of 4 Defendants Without Statements
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
Summary
A military judge on Friday suppressed Mustafa al-Hawsawi’s 2007 interrogations at Guantánamo Bay, dealing another setback to prosecutors in the long-running Sept. 11 death-penalty case.
The 51-page ruling said the key issue was whether al-Hawsawi voluntarily admitted his role when federal agents questioned him in January 2007 at a former CIA prison compound, not whether he had been tortured.
Three of the four men charged in the joint case now have had their confessions excluded after the same judge last month also threw out statements by Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged plot mastermind.
A ruling is still pending on the fourth defendant, Walid bin Attash, further clouding a prosecution tied to the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people 25 years ago.