Judge Again Delays Guantánamo’s First Death-Penalty Terror Trial
The 2000 terrorism case has been going on for so long that the parents of fallen sailors and shipmates who survived the attack have died.
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The 2000 terrorism case has been going on for so long that the parents of fallen sailors and shipmates who survived the attack have died.
Prosecutors have said they will appeal the decision, although they lost a similar appeal this year.
The critical question of whether the prisoner’s 2007 interrogations could be used at his capital trial has shadowed the case for years.
Lawyers for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed have said for years that the confession was tainted by torture. Mr. Mohammed has now agreed that portions can be used at his sentencing trial if prosecutors agree to settle his case.
Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years.