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Military judge sets June 2028 trial date for alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Confirmed
The trial date was announced after a split federal appeals court last summer threw out a potential agreement that would have allowed Mohammed to plead guilty in exchange for sparing him the risk of execution. A military judge ruled Wednesday that the man accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks will stand trial starting in June 2028.
A Senate report from 2014 found that the CIA had used what it called “enhanced interrogation techniques” against Mohammed and other conspirators, including waterboarding Mohammed 183 times in what was described as “a series of near-drownings.
Defense lawyers have also argued that the holdup comes from what they say are the government’s efforts to hide details of torture used against detainees at secret CIA prisons before they were transferred to Guantánamo Bay.
What's confirmed
- The trial date was announced after a split federal appeals court last summer threw out a potential agreement that would have allowed Mohammed to plead guilty in exchange for sparing him the risk of execution.
- A Senate report from 2014 found that the CIA had used what it called “enhanced interrogation techniques” against Mohammed and other conspirators, including waterboarding Mohammed 183 times in what was described as “a ser
- Defense lawyers have also argued that the holdup comes from what they say are the government’s efforts to hide details of torture used against detainees at secret CIA prisons before they were transferred to Guantánamo Ba
What's still developing
- A military judge ruled Wednesday that the man accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks will stand trial starting in June 2028.
- Defense lawyers have also argued that the holdup comes from what they say are the government’s efforts to hide details of torture used against detainees at secret CIA prisons before they were transferred to…
- A Senate report from 2014 found that the CIA had used what it called “enhanced interrogation techniques” against Mohammed and other conspirators, including waterboarding Mohammed 183 times in what was described as “a…