The "brain" of the September 11 attack would help victims in their lawsuits against Saudi Arabia if they did not execute it

The alleged "brain" of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, Jalid Sheikh Mohamed, said Monday he would help the victims in the lawsuits against the Saudi government if the United States withdraws the attempt to be sentenced to death.

Mohamed's lawyers have stated that the main trigger for the decision is the nature of the charge against him, as indicated in a letter sent to the Manhattan District Court, to which the CNBC television network had access. .

"In the absence of a possible death sentence, much broader cooperation would be possible," said the attorneys, who said that although at the moment the accused would not be willing to testify against Riyadh, this could change if the charges were different.

The Saudi government, for its part, repeatedly denied any connection with the attacks.

Mohamed was captured in 2003, but until 2012 no formal charges were laid against him and the trial has not started yet. In particular, Jason Wright, one of the lawyers who worked in defense of the alleged terrorist, pointed out that, no matter what the verdict pronounced, most likely, Mohamed is not released.

The former army compared this situation to that of the Nuremberg trial after the Second World War, in which the chief prosecutor had promised the Nazis that they would be judged that they would be released. they were not convicted.