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Government Appeals to Overturn Disqualification of 9/11 Confessions

2/28/2026

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A government lawyer appealed to a Pentagon review court to overturn a ruling disqualifying confessions from Ammar al-Baluchi, accused of conspiring in the September 11 attacks.
A military judge had previously dismissed al-Baluchi's 2007 interrogations, citing C.I.A. torture.
The appeal's outcome could affect confessions from other co-defendants who endured C.I.A. detention, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind, who has not yet had a full hearing on torture claims.

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A government lawyer appealed to a Pentagon review court to overturn a ruling disqualifying confessions from Ammar al-Baluchi, accused of conspiring in the September 11 attacks.
A military judge had previously dismissed al-Baluchi's 2007 interrogations, citing C.I.A. torture.
The appeal's outcome could affect confessions from other co-defendants who endured C.I.A. detention, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind, who has not yet had a full hearing on torture claims.