US military court clears way for possible plea deals for 9/11 suspects Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin sought to throw out a possible deal in a case complicated by accusations of CIA torture. Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2024
'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024
This 9/11 suspect and ‘torture prop’ has spent 20 years in Guantánamo. Is he nearing a deal with the US? Ammar al-Baluchi was a human experiment for interrogators learning brutal techniques. Now prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain The Guardian - US · May 17, 2023
On Bommai turf: Amid quota cheer, disquiet over jobs, corruption, journey from ‘secularism’ to Hindutva “It was out of the question for me to vote for the BJP. But in 2008, when Basavaraj Bommai was given the ticket, I clearly remember that he stood outside my shop and said, ‘Don’t look at the party. Vote for me as I will work for you.’ And I… Newslaundry · Apr 28, 2023
A Guantánamo inmate was released to Belize after suing for wrongful imprisonment A 42-year-old Pakistani man who spent nearly half his life in U.S. custody has been released from Guantánamo and resettled in Belize after suing the Biden administration for unlawful imprisonment. WEKU · Feb 3, 2023
US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Belize after sentence served The United States has transferred a Guantanamo Bay prisoner to Belize after he completed a sentence, as President Joe Biden’s administration says it still plans to eventually close the facility in Cuba. Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023
Guantánamo detainee who was tortured by CIA released to Belize Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan, 42, to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 years The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2023
US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites A onetime al-Qaida courier has been released after serving more than 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and enduring torture at clandestine overseas CIA sites The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Guantanamo detainee freed to Belize after 20 years in captivity Majid Khan, who was tortured by the CIA before his transfer to the US military facility in Cuba, says he feels ‘reborn’. Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2023
First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention Majid Khan was convicted of transferring money to Al Qaeda and plotting a suicide bomb attack The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
U.S. transfers Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Khan to Belize Majid Khan, a Pakistani man who has described in graphic detail his torture by the Central Intelligence Agency in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba to Belize, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Reuters · Feb 2, 2023
US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release date despite his cooperation with authorities as part of a plea deal, according to a federal suit seeking his immediate release The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
Pakistan PM Imran Khan advises President to dissolve National Assembly Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shocked the Opposition by advising President Arif Alvi to dissolve National Assembly. Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2022