Military judge sets June 2028 trial date for alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
- A U.S. military judge set a trial date of June 5, 2028, for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks.
- The trial date is 18 months later than the January 2027 start requested by prosecutors.
- The additional time is needed to resolve pretrial disputes over evidence presentation.
- Mohammed is accused of planning the attacks that involved hijacked planes crashing into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
- He will be tried alongside three alleged accomplices held at Guantanamo Bay.
A U.S. military judge has set a trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, along with three others. The trial is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028, which is 18 months later than the January 2027 start date that prosecutors had requested.
The additional time is necessary to resolve pretrial disputes, including disagreements regarding the evidence that can be presented during the trial. The U.S. military and successive administrations have faced challenges for over two decades in bringing Mohammed to justice for his role in one of the deadliest attacks in U.S. history.
The trial's commencement in 2028 is contingent upon meeting various deadlines and milestones, and there is a possibility of further delays. Previously, a trial was set for 2021 but was canceled. Mohammed is accused of orchestrating the plot to crash hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, with another plane crashing in Pennsylvania. He will face trial alongside three alleged accomplices: Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, all of whom are among the last detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
军事法官为涉嫌911事件主谋哈立德·谢赫·穆罕默德设定2028年6月的审判日期
美国军事法官为涉嫌策划2001年9月11日恐怖袭击的哈立德·谢赫·穆罕默德及其他三人设定了审判日期。审判定于2028年6月5日开始，比检方请求的2027年1月的开始日期晚18个月。
额外的时间是为了处理审前争议，包括对审判中可以呈现的证据的分歧。美国军方和历届政府在将穆罕默德绳之以法的过程中面临了超过二十年的挑战，因为他参与了美国历史上最致命的袭击之一。
2028年的审判开始取决于是否能满足各种截止日期和里程碑，且可能会再次延迟。此前，审判原定于2021年，但后来被取消。穆罕默德被指控策划将劫持的飞机撞向世贸中心和五角大楼，另一架飞机则坠毁在宾夕法尼亚州。他将与三名被指控的同谋一起接受审判：瓦利德·本·阿塔什、阿里·阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·阿里和穆斯塔法·阿尔-哈乌萨维，他们都是关塔那摩湾最后的被拘留者之一。