Judge Sets June 5, 2028 9/11 Trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed After 20-Plus Years
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Judge Sets June 5, 2028 9/11 Trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed After 20-Plus Years
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
June 5, 2028 is now the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three alleged 9/11 co-conspirators, with a military judge also setting case deadlines after years of stalled pretrial proceedings.
More than two decades of delay have been driven less by the evidence than by the Guantánamo military-commission system itself, according to a former prosecutor who cited repeated relitigation, logistical burdens and more than 10 judges.
The case still faces major unresolved issues, including whether prosecutors will pursue the death penalty and how defense challenges tied to CIA treatment of detainees after 9/11 will play out.
A 2024 plea deal under which Mohammed and two others would have admitted guilt for life sentences collapsed after the Biden administration withdrew it amid criticism from some victims' families, extending litigation in a case tied to attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.