Judge sets 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Two decades after his capture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo as a military judge set a June 5, 2028, commission trial date for him and three co-defendants in the Sept. 11 attacks. The judge barred prosecutors from using an alleged 2007 FBI confession after finding it tainted by enhanced interrogation, including waterboarding, which followed his 2003 capture and years in secret CIA custody. A life-term plea collapsed in 2024 and plans for a 2009 civilian trial in Manhattan were abandoned. Lawyers say the mix of torture, procedure and politics may prevent any completed trial.
A 2028 military trial date was set but legal hurdles remain.
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He was captured in 2003 and taken to secret prisons. He arrived at Guantanamo in 2006. A judge set a 2028 military commission date, but evidence was recently excluded and the trial may still be delayed or fail to proceed.
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