Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Set for June 2028 Trial at Guantanamo
The judge gave prosecutors a longer timeline to resolve evidence disputes and other pretrial issues after rejecting a January 2027 start date.
- On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama set the trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants to begin on June 5, 2028, rejecting prosecutors' request for an earlier January 2027 start.
- Mohammed has been held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since 2006, with the nearly 27-year delay stemming from complex legal disputes over evidence and interrogation methods used while in CIA custody.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked a controversial plea agreement last year that would have spared the defendants the death penalty, a decision later upheld by a federal appeals court.
- Retired NYPD officer Jim Smith, whose wife died responding to the attacks, told the New York Post, "We have been asking for a trial date for 20 years. Hopefully, this time it is for real."
- Schrama emphasized that a "realistic trial date must account for the hearing and resolution of pretrial evidentiary and compliance motions," making the 2028 schedule provisional and contingent on meeting strict deadlines.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been detained in Guantánamo High Security Prison for twenty years – as one of the last remaining terrorist suspects. Now the Kuwaiti architect of 9/11 is to be introduced to a judge.
A U.S. military judge set the date of the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of planning the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 for June 5, 2028.
9/11 Terror 'Mastermind' Gets 2028 Trial
The accused terrorist behind the September 11, 2001, attacks, considered the “mastermind” behind them by reports, is set to stand trial in 2028. According to a ruling from Lt. Col. Michael Schram and reported by The New York Post, the trial is set for June 5, 2028. Prosecutors requested a January 2027 trial date. “We have been asking for a trial date for 20 years. Hopefully, this time it is for real,” retired NYPD officer Jim Smith, whose wife, …
Judge Sets 2028 Trial Date for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. A military judge has set June 5, 2028, as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks, nearly 27 years after the hijackings. So…
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