Trial for 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, set for June 2028
Summary
A U.S. military judge has scheduled the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants for June 5, 2028, more than 20 years after their arrest. The trial was delayed due to legal disputes over evidence and the rejection of previous plea deals that would have avoided the death penalty.Key Facts
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of being the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks.
- He, along with Walid bin Attash, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, will stand trial starting in June 2028.
- The trial was delayed because of disagreements over evidence linked to CIA detention and torture.
- A previous plea deal in 2024 that could have spared Mohammed and two co-defendants from the death penalty was canceled by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
- The U.S. appeals court upheld the cancellation of the plea deal.
- The trial will begin with selecting a military jury, followed by opening statements, presentation of cases, and sentencing.
- Mohammed was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and held in secret CIA prisons before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006.
- The judge said the trial date needed to allow time for pretrial legal matters to be resolved.
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