<p>Agreement would have spared Mohammed risk of execution in exchange for guilty plea and life in prison</p><p>The supreme court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on 11 September 2001.</p><p>The agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for his guilty plea and a sentence of life in prison without parole.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-september-11-plea-deal">Continue reading...</a>