The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks and two accomplices will plead guilty in exchange for being given life sentences rather than the death penalty.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi were set to stand trial on conspiracy charges at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after more than two decades in American custody. The case has been delayed over claims that their torture by the CIA had undermined the evidence against them.
In a letter to families of victims of the 9/11 attacks, however, prosecutors said the three men had reached a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.
“In exchange for the removal of the death penalty as a possible punishment, these three accused have agreed to plead guilty to all of