9/11 trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed set to begin in 2028

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks, and three co-defendants will go on trial starting June 5, 2028, before a US military tribunal. The trial-scheduling order was entered by Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama. Mohammed and his co-defendants, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Atash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, have been detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The case has faced years of legal delays and procedural disputes. A previous trial date was set for 2021 but was later canceled. The prosecution had requested a January 2027 trial date, but Schrama ruled that it was unrealistic due to significant pretrial disputes that remain unresolved, including disagreements over evidence that prosecutors intend to present.

The 9/11 attacks, which occurred on September 11, 2001, killed nearly 3,000 people and remain the deadliest terrorist assault on American soil. Mohammed has been in US custody since 2003, when he was captured in Pakistan. According to the Jerusalem Post, a US appeals court previously refused to allow Mohammed and two of his co-defendants to plead guilty under agreements that would have spared them the death penalty.

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