After Years of Torture and Isolation, Accused 9/11 Mastermind's Coerced Confession Now Under Scrutiny

The accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, confessed in 2007 after being denied access to a lawyer and subjected to torture.
Mohammed was held without a lawyer for over a year at Guantanamo Bay before his confession during a lengthy interrogation.
Prosecutors claim the confession was voluntary, while defense lawyers argue it was coerced through years of CIA torture.
The court must now decide if Mohammed's confession, given under duress, can be used in his eventual death penalty trial.
This scrutiny comes as Mohammed's trial continues in military court in September 2023.