Supreme Court backs Pentagon decision to throw out plea deals for 9/11 alleged conspirators最高法院支持五角大楼驳回9/11事件涉嫌共谋者的认罪协议的决定
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack.
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack.
By denying the appeals, the high court left in place a decision from an appeals court last year that found Austin, who worked for former President Joe Biden, “indisputably” had authority to cancel the agreements, which had taken the death penalty off the table for the three alleged conspirators.
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最高法院周一拒绝复审前国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀取消与哈立德·谢赫·穆罕默德和其他两名被控策划 9/11 恐怖袭击的被告达成的认罪协议的决定。
最高法院驳回了上诉，维持了去年上诉法院的一项裁决。该裁决认定，曾为前总统乔·拜登工作的奥斯汀“无可争议地”有权取消这些协议，这些协议使三名涉嫌共谋者免于死刑。
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