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September 11 trial date set for 2028 after decades of legal delays
A military court has scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's trial for June 2028, BBC News reports.
The short version
- A trial date of June 2028 has been scheduled for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay.[BBC News]
- Mohammed has remained detained without a conviction for two decades following the 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.[BBC News]
- A military judge recently excluded Mohammed's confessions after finding he suffered extraordinary physical and mental abuse by the CIA.[BBC News]
- Experts attribute decades of legal delays primarily to the past torture of Mohammed and his co-defendants.[BBC News]
Key facts
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been held at Guantanamo Bay for 20 years without a conviction.[BBC News]
- A military trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been set for June 2028.[BBC News]
- A military judge excluded confessions Mohammed made to the FBI, ruling his CIA treatment constituted extraordinary physical and mental abuse.[BBC News]
- Nearly 3,000 people died during the hijacked plane attacks on September 11, 2001.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- Experts note that past torture of the defendants remains the primary factor driving extended pre-trial delays.[BBC News]
Sources
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