Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028

A US Air Force judge has ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants to stand trial for their alleged roles in the 9/11 attacks, set to begin on June 5, 2028, according to the source. The trial is scheduled to take place at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The decision comes after two decades of legal deadlock surrounding the four detainees held at the facility.

A US appeals court recently denied Mohammed and two co-defendants the option to plead guilty under agreements that would have spared them the death penalty. The proceedings will commence with the selection of a jury consisting entirely of service members, with opening statements to follow 30 days later. The defense will present its evidence 60 days after the prosecution concludes, with the trial concluding in a sentencing phase.