{
  "id": 3664804,
  "title": "Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trial-for-accused-mastermind-of-9-11-attacks-set-for-june-2028-3664804",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T00:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/trial-for-accused-mastermind-of-9-11-attacks-set-for-june-2028/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A U.S. Air Force judge has ordered the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, along with three co-defendants, to commence in June 2028. This trial is set to take place in a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, marking a significant step in a legal battle that has endured for two decades. Two months prior, a U.S. appeals court rejected the possibility of Mohammed and his co-defendants pleading guilty under a deal that would have spared them from the death penalty. This decision overruled earlier rulings from a military judge and the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, which had supported the plea agreement. The deal, proposed last year, was accepted by the official who oversees the Pentagon’s Guantanamo war court but was later revoked by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in August following objections from Republican lawmakers. According to the 11-page order issued by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama, the trial will commence on June 5, 2028, with a panel of service members serving as the jury. The proceedings will begin with the selection of this panel, followed by the opening statements which are scheduled to take place 30 calendar days after the panel is seated. The prosecution will present its evidence, after which the defendants may file motions for findings of not guilty. Both sides will have the opportunity to argue these motions and rebut their counterparts, and the prosecution may choose to reopen their case. The defense will present its principal evidence 60 calendar days after the prosecution concludes its case, and the trial will conclude with a sentencing phase. Mohammed, who remains the most recognizable detainee at Guantanamo Bay, is accused of orchestrating the September 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, including hijacking passenger jetliners to crash into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon.",
  "summary": "A U.S. Air Force judge on Wednesday ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "9/11 'mastermind' to stand trial in June 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/9-11-mastermind-to-stand-trial-in-june-2028",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:54:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trial-for-accused-mastermind-of-9-11-attacks-set-for-june-2028-3670357",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:58:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trial-for-accused-mastermind-of-9-11-attacks-set-for-june-2028",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:12:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}