Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Trial date set for alleged 9/11 mastermind
A military judge has scheduled the trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, for June 2028. The case has faced significant delays, including the rejection of a previous plea deal that would have avoided a death-penalty trial.
Why it matters
The trial represents a significant milestone in the long-running legal proceedings related to the 9/11 attacks and the US government's handling of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Image source, HO/AFP via Getty Images Image caption, This photo obtained in March, 2003, shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed shortly after his capture
Alleged 9/11 terror attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will stand trial in June 2028, more than a quarter of a century after what the US government has called "the most egregious criminal act on American soil in modern history".
A military judge ruled the trial would start in two years because a 2027 date sought by prosecutors was too soon.
Mohammed had reached a plea deal where he would admit guilt in exchange for avoiding a death-penalty trial, but a federal appeals court threw out the agreement last summer. Arrested in 2003, he has been held at Guantanamo Bay since September 2006.
Mohammed has previously said he planned 2001's "9/11 operation from A-to-Z".
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