The Aporia · 9/11: Trial for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed set for June 2028

A US military judge has set a trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks, scheduled for June 2028, which is 18 months later than prosecutors requested. The four defendants are charged with developing and directing the plot to hijack planes and crash them into key locations, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths. The trial has been delayed multiple times, including a previous cancellation in 2021, due to pretrial disputes over evidence and the defendants' treatment while in CIA custody. A rejected plea deal would have allowed Mohammed to plead guilty and avoid execution, but was later vetoed by the Biden administration.

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A military judge has set June 5, 2028 as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York City and Washington D.C. Mohammed is being tried alongside three other men, including Walid bin Attash and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, for their alleged roles in planning and executing the hijackings of four commercial airplanes, which were used to carry out the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. The trial date was set 18 months later than prosecutors requested, allowing more time to resolve pretrial disputes over what evidence can be presented. Mohammed has been in U.S. custody since his arrest in Pakistan in 2003**, and this will be one of the most high-profile trials in recent history.

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The US used Guantanamo, an isolated naval base, to hold militants captured during the "War on Terror" that followed the September 11 attacks in a bid to keep the defendants from claiming rights under US law. asserted

that → use → law

A US military judge has set a 5 June 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks. asserted

judge → set → attacks

Mohammed was considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan. asserted

he → consider → Pakistan

The date is 18 months later than prosecutors requested, allowing more time to resolve pretrial disputes, including over what evidence can be presented. US authorities have spent more than two decades trying to bring the case to trial. asserted

authorities → request → trial

The 2028 date could still be delayed if pretrial deadlines are not met. uncertain

deadlines → delay → ?

A previous trial scheduled for 2021 was cancelled. asserted

trial → schedule → 2021

Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to hijack passenger planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. asserted

Mohammed → accuse → Center

A fourth hijacked plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. asserted

plane → hijack → Pennsylvania

The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. asserted

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The failed plea deal Mohammed faces trial alongside three alleged accomplices - Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa al-Hawsawi - who are accused of helping organise or facilitate the attacks. asserted

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A federal appeals court last year rejected a plea deal that would have allowed Mohammed to plead guilty and avoid the possibility of execution. asserted

Mohammed → reject → execution

The agreement would have given Mohammed and two co-defendants life sentences without parole and required them to answer questions from victims’ families. asserted

agreement → give → families

The Biden administration later rejected the deal after two years of negotiations. asserted

administration → reject → negotiations

A key legal issue has been whether the defendants can receive a fair trial after being tortured in CIA custody. asserted

defendants → receive → custody

The plea deal would have avoided some of those disputes. asserted

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Mohammed and his three alleged accomplices are among the last detainees held at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. asserted

Mohammed → allege → Bay

The facility held roughly 800 prisoners at its peak, but they have since slowly been sent to other countries. asserted

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A small fraction of that number remain. asserted

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