The Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that military prosecutors have sworn charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...
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Former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein , Tariq Aziz , was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Criminal Court . The...
The White House is considering moving the trials of alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other high-profile terror suspects out of New York City, a senior official said Friday. Although the deputy press secretary reaffirmed...
NYC mayor asks federal government to consider moving 9/11 trials
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday cited costs and potential disruptions to the lives of New Yorkers in urging the federal government not to try alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and...
Holder announces federal trials for accused 9/11 conspirators
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced that the government will pursue federal charges against five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks . Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi...
Alleged 9/11 conspirators postpone offers to plead guilty at military commission hearing
Three out of five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the self-proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks , on Monday postponed their offers to plead guilty to the charges...
Report from Guantanamo: arraignment of the September 11 defendants
Sahr MuhammedAlly : "An arraignment of a defendant facing the death penalty should be done in accordance with the highest standards of due process, yet the arraignment on June 5th of the...
Iraqi High Tribunal opens trial of Saddam-era former deputy PM
The trial of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and seven co-defendants began at the Iraqi High Tribunal in Baghdad on Tuesday. Aziz, deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein's regime, and...
US to seek death penalty in six 9/11 military commission cases: reports
The Pentagon is expected to announce Monday that military prosecutors will seek the death penalty against six Guantanamo detainees accused of involvement in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to government sources speaking on condition of anonymity. Under the...
Pakistani authorities have released more than 3400 lawyers and political activists detained in the aftermath of President Pervez Musharraf's November 3 declaration of emergency rule , Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Igbal Cheema told AFP Tuesday, adding...