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Military judge schedules trial of alleged 9/11 plotters for June 2028

The Guantánamo Bay proceedings advance after prosecutors chose not to challenge an evidentiary ruling excluding prior statements.

Updated Sep 11, 2026 · 21:25 UTC3 reports

The short version

A military judge scheduled jury selection and trial to begin on June 5, 2028, for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other alleged 9/11 plotters at Guantánamo Bay.[CBS News]
The defendants face trial after a military judge barred prosecutors from using Mohammed's 2007 FBI statements, finding they were tainted by coercive treatment in U.S. custody.[Fox News]
Prosecutors declined to appeal the evidentiary ruling to avoid delaying the scheduled 2028 proceedings following the collapse of an earlier plea agreement.[CBS News · Fox News]
Some legal experts predict the military commission trial may never conclude due to prolonged procedural and legal hurdles.[PBS NewsHour]

A military judge ordered jury selection and trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants to commence on June 5, 2028.[CBS News · Fox News · PBS NewsHour]
Statements given by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to the FBI in 2007 were ruled inadmissible after a judge found them tainted by coercive treatment during U.S. custody.[CBS News · Fox News · PBS NewsHour]
The prosecution chose not to challenge the ruling on the 2007 statements to protect the June 2028 trial date.[CBS News · Fox News]
Ramzi bin al-Shibh was severed from the case after being deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial.[CBS News · Fox News]
A 2024 plea deal that would have eliminated the death penalty for Mohammed and two co-defendants was discarded, leaving the case on a trial track.[CBS News · Fox News · PBS NewsHour]

Some legal observers assess that a military commission trial may ultimately never take place given recurring procedural hurdles and evidentiary issues.[PBS NewsHour]

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