Architect of 9/11 attacks Khalid Shaikh Mohammed strikes plea deal to avoid death penalty after terror mastermind spent decades at Guantanamo Bay

Three men accused of plotting nan September 11 attacks, including nan alleged architect, have agreed to plea deals aft decades successful US detention.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawasawi person each agreed to plead blameworthy to conspiracy charges successful speech for a life sentence. 

The New York Times reported connected Wednesday evening that nan pleas, which will spot nan men dodge a decease punishment trial, person been approved by Pentagon officials.

All 3 men person been successful custody successful Guantanamo Bay since 2003. Mohammed is an al Qaeda militant accused of being nan main designer of nan Sept. 11 attacks.

In a missive to family members of September 11 victims, main charismatic Rear Admiral Aaron Rugh said: 'In speech for nan removal of nan decease punishment arsenic a imaginable punishment, these 3 accused person agreed to plead blameworthy to each of nan charged offenses, including nan execution of nan 2,976 group listed successful nan complaint sheet.

The letter, seen by nan Times, said nan men could taxable their pleas successful unfastened tribunal arsenic early arsenic adjacent week, according to nan Times.

The Defense Department released a connection connected Wednesday saying prosecutors had reached plea agreements pinch nan men, without disclosing nan terms.

The prosecution of nan menhas been troubled by repeated delays and ineligible disputes, particularly complete nan ineligible ramifications of nan interrogation nether torture that nan men initially underwent while successful CIA custody.