Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks
A military judge barred the 2007 FBI confession after ruling it was tainted by waterboarding, narrowing prosecutors’ case in the long-delayed 9/11 trial.
- A military judge set a June 5, 2028, trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, while barring his 2007 FBI confession as tainted by "enhanced interrogation techniques."
- Captured in Pakistan in 2003, Mohammed faced 183 sessions of waterboarding while in CIA custody, per a Senate report. These practices created complex legal issues stalling proceedings for over two decades.
- David Raskin, a Washington lawyer, called military commissions a "defense lawyer's dream," noting previous plans for a Manhattan civilian trial were abandoned amid security concerns. Raskin predicted a completed trial may never occur.
- Terry Strada, national chair of Families United, continues to seek justice for victims, opposing any plea deal sparing Mohammed from execution. She fears future leaders might trade him for other Americans held prisoner elsewhere.
- Joshua Dratel, an attorney involved in the case, stated the proceedings are "contaminated by politics" and lack accountability on torture. The government declined to appeal the ruling, though the 2028 trial date remains uncertain.
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Two decades after U.S. officials locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military detention center in Cuba, the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks still appears no closer to justice than the day he arrived there.
The Mastermind Behind the September 11 Attacks, a Quarter of a Century Ago, Is Still Awaiting Trial.
Two decades after US officials locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military detention center in Cuba, the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks still appears no closer to justice than the day he arrived there.
Many families have waited in vain over the years: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured two years after 9/11, but he has yet to be convicted, due to the Covid pandemic and changing judges. Recently, the fifth judge finally set the latest trial date for 2028.
The trial of the alleged mastermind of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, the most famous prisoner in the prison, has been scheduled for 5 June 2028.
He was the military chief of the terrorist organization; he was arrested in 2003, but his trial was postponed several times; a military court will try him at Guantánamo on June 5, 2028.
9/11 accused Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gets 2028 trial date amid torture row
A US military judge has scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial for June 2028 at Guantanamo Bay. Torture-related legal disputes and failed past plans have raised fresh doubts over whether the case will ever conclude.
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