# US judge throws out alleged 9/11 mastermind’s confessions: report

https://mins.news/en/item/36374

- CGTN, 2026-08-29 02:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-29/US-judge-throws-out-confessions-of-alleged-9-11-mastermind-report-1PZQSUCZdZe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A US military judge ruled that alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s statements to FBI agents cannot be used at trial, The New York Times reported. The judge said prosecutors failed to show the statements were voluntary, citing an unbroken continuation of CIA psychological conditioning and severe coercion, as well as failures to inform him of his legal rights.

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