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To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at Guantanamo, and for other purposes.
9/4/2024, 8:05 AM
Summary of Bill HR 9311
The main focus of the bill is to ensure that plea agreements made by detainees at Guantanamo are fair and just. It seeks to provide guidelines and regulations for the negotiation and acceptance of plea agreements, as well as ensuring that detainees have access to legal counsel throughout the process.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions for the treatment and rights of detainees, including protections against torture and inhumane treatment. It also addresses the transfer and release of detainees, outlining procedures for their repatriation or resettlement in other countries. Overall, the Guantanamo Plea Agreement Act aims to uphold the principles of justice and fairness in the legal proceedings of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay. It seeks to ensure that their rights are protected and that any plea agreements made are done so in a transparent and equitable manner.
Congressional Summary of HR 9311
Justice for 9/11 Act
This bill provides that any plea agreement entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment must not preclude the trial of such individuals under other provisions of law for that attack. In any trial of such individuals, the death penalty must be available.
In the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, the individual must (1) be held at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement; (2) not be provided contact with foreign nationals; (3) not be provided with psychological treatment except that specifically authorized by medical authorities at Guantanamo Bay; and (4) not be transferred to the continental United States or any other country.
