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Trial for 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, set for June 2028
Confirmed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028, an official said Thursday. A US military judge has ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, and three co-defendants to stand trial, more than two decades after their arrest.
The long-awaited trial of Mohammed and three other accused 9/11 plotters is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028 at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a court spokesman said. Prosecutors had requested a January 2027 date for the trial of Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi but the presiding military judge said more time was needed to resolve pretrial disputes.
A trained engineer, Mohammed has said he masterminded the 9/11 attacks "from A to Z" and has claimed involvement in a string of other plots against the United States, where he attended university. A federal appeals court last year threw out an agreement that would have allowed Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks.
The ruling comes after a US appeals court blocked plea deals that would have let Mohammed and two co-defendants avoid the death penalty. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama issued the scheduling order on Wednesday, setting opening proceedings for June 5, 2028.
What's confirmed
- A US military judge has ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, and three co-defendants to stand trial, more than two decades after their arrest.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028, an official said Thursday.
- The long-awaited trial of Mohammed and three other accused 9/11 plotters is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028 at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a court spokesman said.
- A trained engineer, Mohammed has said he masterminded the 9/11 attacks "from A to Z" and has claimed involvement in a string of other plots against the United States, where he attended university.
- The ruling comes after a US appeals court blocked plea deals that would have let Mohammed and two co-defendants avoid the death penalty.
What's still developing
- Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama issued the scheduling order on Wednesday, setting opening proceedings for June 5, 2028.
- The ruling comes after a US appeals court blocked plea deals that would have let Mohammed and two co-defendants avoid the death penalty.
- A federal appeals court last year threw out an agreement that would have allowed Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks.
- The long-awaited trial of Mohammed and three other accused 9/11 plotters is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028 at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a court spokesman said.
- Prosecutors had requested a January 2027 date for the trial of Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi but the presiding military judge said more time was needed to resolve…
- A trained engineer, Mohammed has said he masterminded the 9/11 attacks "from A to Z" and has claimed involvement in a string of other plots against the United States, where he attended university.