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Rep. Malliotakis rallies with 9/11 families to demand death penalty for alleged 9/11 mastermind
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1:23Now PlayingThe families of 9/11 victims and congressional lawmakers praised Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for doing “the right thing” on Friday by revoking plea deals that would’ve spared three accused plotters of the terrorist attacks the death penalty.
They now want justice and for a trial date to be set “immediately.”
“Thank God!” Kathy Vigiano, the widow of NYPD Detective Joseph Vigiano, who was among the nearly 3,000 people killed on Sept. 11, 2001, told The Post when she learned of the scrapped plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — the accused mastermind of the al Qaeda attacks — and his two alleged helpers, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
Joseph Vigiano’s brother, FDNY firefighter John Viagiano, was also killed responding to the attack on the World Trade Center.
Kathy Vigiano, a retired cop, said her family is “pleased that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin rescinded the inappropriate plea deal” and that they “hope that long-overdue justice will be served for our family and others who have suffered.”
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) similarly praised Austin but echoed the point of 9/11 family members that justice has been long overdue.
“While we’re pleased to hear that Secretary Austin has withdrawn this unacceptable plea deal, the fact remains that it has been 23 years since the worst terrorist attack on American soil and the families of 9/11 victims, the first responders still suffering and dying today, and all Americans, deserve justice,” Malliotakis told The Post.
“That begins with pursuing the death penalty and immediately setting a trial date so these terrorist monsters can be held accountable for their crimes against humanity,” she added.
The congresswoman also teased that she plans to “stand with 9/11 families, first responders and police unions on Monday to demand that the Biden-Harris Administration take action to see that justice is finally served.”
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