FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2024
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NRCAT Responds to Plea Agreement for Three of the 9/11 Defendants at Guantánamo

In response to the announcement of plea agreements with three of the men in the military commissions at Guantánamo accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture released this statement:

Our prayers are with the family members of victims, including colleagues at September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, and we hope that this may ultimately bring a measure of closure these many years later.

Years into the quagmire of the military commissions process, plea deals are the only practical way forward after the U.S. tortured detainees. We are glad the military prosecutors have moved forward in negotiating plea deals with 3 of the 5 men at Guantanamo charged in the 9/11 case.

At the same time, we urge the Biden Administration to act with haste to transfer the 19 men being held at Guantánamo who are not charged with a crime.

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is a membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Since its formation in January 2006, more than 300 religious organizations have joined NRCAT, including representatives from the Catholic, evangelical Christian, mainline Protestant, Unitarian Universalist, Quaker, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Baha’i, Buddhist, and Sikh communities. Members include national denominations and faith groups, regional organizations and local congregations.

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