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华盛顿讯 美国最高法院周一驳回了被控9·11事件主谋哈利德·谢赫·穆罕默德及两名同案被告的诉求，他们试图恢复此前与军事检察官达成、后被拜登政府撤销的认罪协议。
最高法院在一份未署名的裁决中，驳回了穆罕默德、穆斯塔法·哈萨维和瓦利德·本·阿塔什针对下级法院判决提起的上诉。该下级法院裁定，军事法官无权强制执行他们2024年与军事检察官达成的预审协议，而该协议已被时任国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀撤销。
在驳回这起案件后，政府撤销认罪协议的决定仍然有效。大法官布雷特·卡瓦诺未参与本次上诉案的审议。
穆罕默德、哈萨维和本·阿塔什于2003年被抓获，随后在军事法庭面临多项指控，罪名是他们涉嫌策划并实施了9·11恐怖袭击，其中五项罪名可判处死刑。今年8月，负责审理此案的法官定下了2028年6月的庭审日期，该日期取决于双方能否按时完成相关截止程序和里程碑节点。
关于审讯期间获取的证据能否在法庭上使用的争议，使得这起公诉案件陷入了长期的法律拖延。被告们曾被关押在中央情报局的秘密监狱，期间遭受了“强化审讯手段”，即酷刑，随后于2006年被转移至关塔那摩湾监狱。他们于2008年被正式起诉。
2023年，在退休准将苏珊·埃斯卡利尔被任命为军事委员会召集人后，军事律师开始与被告协商认罪协议。双方随后于2024年达成协议，并由负责关塔那摩湾军事法庭的埃斯卡利尔批准。
根据协议条款，被告将就其涉嫌参与9·11恐怖袭击的所有罪名认罪，并将被判处终身监禁，避免死刑。但协议公布后不久，奥斯汀便宣布撤销该协议。
但一名军事法官在2024年11月裁定，奥斯汀废除协议的行为非法，因此协议仍然有效且可强制执行。随后，军事上诉法院表示，奥斯汀无权撤销认罪协议，因为被告已经开始履行协议中的部分条款。
随后，美国司法部请求哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院介入，认定奥斯汀有权合法退出预审协议。该巡回上诉法院在去年的一项判决中支持了政府立场，裁定国防部长“无可争议地”拥有撤销认罪协议的权力。
“该部长的行为在其法律权限范围内，我们不会对他的判断指手画脚。”哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院合议庭写道。
Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
2026-10-19T10:01:00-0400 / CBS News
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Updated on: October 19, 2026 / 10:34 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid from accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices to revive plea agreements that they reached with military prosecutors before being revoked by the Biden administration.
In an unsigned order, the high court turned away the appeals from Mohammed, Mustafa al Hawsawi and Walid bin ‘Atash of a lower court decision that prevented a military judge from enforcing pretrial agreements they reached with military prosecutors in 2024, which were withdrawn by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
In rejecting their case, the government’s withdrawal of the plea deals remains in place. Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the court’s consideration of the appeal.
Mohammed, Hawsawi and bin ‘Atash, were captured in 2003 and charged before a military commission with several crimes for their alleged roles in crafting and perpetrating the Sept. 11 attacks, five of which carry the death penalty. In August, the judge overseeing their cases set a trial date of June 2028, which depends on the parties meeting certain deadlines and milestones on time.
The prosecutions have been mired in lengthy legal delays over whether evidence extracted during their interrogations could be used in court. The defendants were held at secret CIA prisons, where they were subjected to “enhanced interrogation techniques,” or torture, before they were moved to Guantanamo Bay in 2006. They were formally charged in 2008.
In 2023, following the appointment of retired Brigadier General Susan Escallier as the Convening Authority for military commissions, military lawyers began discussing plea deals with the defendants. Agreements were subsequently reached in 2024 and approved by Escallier, who oversees the military court at Guantanamo Bay.
Under the terms of the deals, the defendants would plead guilty to all charges arising from their alleged roles in the 9/11 terror attacks and serve life sentences, avoiding the death penalty. But shortly after the agreements were announced, Austin said he was revoking them.
But a military judge ruled in November 2024 that Austin’s nullification of the deals was unlawful, rendering the agreements valid and enforceable. A military appeals court then said Austin couldn’t rescind the plea deals because the defendants had begun to perform one of the terms.
The Justice Department then asked the D.C. Circuit to step in and find that Austin validly withdrew from the pretrial agreements. The D.C. Circuit sided with the government in a decision last year and ruled that the defense secretary “indisputably” had the authority to withdraw from the plea deals.
“The Secretary acted within the bounds of his legal authority, and we decline to second-guess his judgment,” the D.C. Circuit panel found.
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