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'Would US allow 9/11 trial in India': When Modi criticized US for acquitting Tahawwur Rana in 2011 (WATCH)
14 Feb 2025 17:08 GMT
In 2011, Narendra Modi criticized the US court's handling of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana, warning of its implications. Fourteen years later, the US has approved Rana's extradition to India.
Updated: Feb 14, 2025, 9:01 PM IST
Fourteen years …
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9/11 trial could force the CIA to disclose its Guantánamo Bay secrets
09 Nov 2024 13:12 GMT
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Tortured Guantánamo Prisoner Ramzi bin al-Shibh Unfit for 9/11 Trial, Says Military Judge
22 Sep 2023 20:57 GMT
A U.S. military judge on Thursday found Guantánamo Bay prisoner Ramzi bin al-Shibh—who stands accused of being a key 9/11 organizer—unfit to stand trial because he suffers from mental illness his attorney says was caused by CIA torture years ago.
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9/11 Trial: Tortured Defendant Declared Incompetent to Stand Trial, New York Times Says
22 Sep 2023 10:58 GMT
One of the people accused of planning the September 11 attacks will not be able to be tried, after a decision by the American court at Guantanamo, due to the psychological after-effects linked to the torture he suffered in detention.
The American military …
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Up First briefing: Labor Day travel; 9/11 trial; best summer video games
01 Sep 2023 18:07 GMT
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Up First briefing: Labor Day travel; 9/11 trial; best summer video games
01 Sep 2023 12:02 GMT
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Judge Chutkan Compares Jan. 6 to 9/11 Trials in Court
30 Aug 2023 12:35 GMT
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's January 6 federal case made reference to the 9/11 terror attacks while rejecting the former president's request to delay his trial until 2026.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan noted the length of time it took …
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Obama Judge Compares Trump January 6 Case With Boston Marathon Bombing, 9/11 Trials
30 Aug 2023 01:55 GMT
If it wasn’t evident that Lady Justice might possibly be peeking through her blindfold in the federal case of former President Donald J. Trump and his alleged crimes surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, this latest story certainly could remove all …
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9/11 trial delayed again as Biden pushes for plea deal with terrorists
09 Jan 2023 22:15 GMT
Pretrial hearings for the yet-to-start 9/11 trial at Guantanamo Bay have been canceled again as the Biden administration seeks to strike a plea deal with the al Qaeda plotters, which could take the death penalty off the table.
After more than 21 years, …
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The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?
20 Mar 2022 18:06 GMT
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a dozen years to hold the death-penalty trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and his four co-defendants at Guantánamo Bay.
They have …