Key facts
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is scheduled to go to trial on June 5, 2028.
- Three alleged co-conspirators will also stand trial.
- A military judge, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, set the trial date.
- The judge rejected prosecutors' request for a January 2027 trial.
- The judge stated that pretrial matters, including evidentiary motions, need to be resolved before the trial can begin.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, and three co-defendants are scheduled to go to trial on June 5, 2028. The decision was made by military judge Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, who rejected prosecutors' request for an earlier trial date in January 2027.
Schrama stated that the proposed 2027 date did not allow sufficient time to resolve outstanding pretrial matters, including evidentiary and compliance motions. The scheduling order establishes a series of deadlines leading up to the June 2028 trial, with jury selection set to begin on that date.
Mohammed and the other defendants have been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2003. The case has faced years of legal delays, including a past effort to resolve it through plea agreements that were later withdrawn. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people.