Trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, scheduled for 2028

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A military judge on Wednesday ruled that the trial for the four men accused of conspiring in the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 can begin in June 2028.

The judge, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, tentatively scheduled the trial for June 5, 2028, after siding with the defense that a January 2027, date was unrealistic.

Schrama said that as it stands, both sides would need to meet a series of deadlines or milestones to make the 2028 trial date happen, according to the New York Times.

The date means a military appeals court will have ruled on an earlier decision to suppress the confessions of one defendant, Ammar al-Baluchi, over allegations that he was tortured at Guantánamo Bay.

Schrama is also weighing a similar case brought by the alleged mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

Mohammed allegedly confessed to planning the 9/11 attacks in a March 2007 statement to the Combatant Status Review Tribunal, saying, “I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to Z. I was the operational director for Sheikh Osama bin Laden for the organizing, planning, follow-up, and execution of the 9/11 operation.”

The trial will also include the prosecution of two other defendants: Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi. A fifth defendant, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, was found to be incompetent to stand trial.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.