Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks
A military judge barred the 2007 FBI confession after finding it tainted by waterboarding, while a 2028 trial date remains in place.
- 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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U.S. authorities will lock Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military detention centre in Cuba, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks.
Mastermind of 9/11 still hasn’t faced trial – The Horn News
Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes seems barely any closer to being put on trial than the day he arrived. A judge recently set a 2028 date for Mohammed to finally be tried before a military tribunal, but some lawyers predict it will never happen — not that year or any other year. They say the maze of legal issues …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military detention center in Cuba, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks doesn't seem to...
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.
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