A military judge rules that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks, will go to trial at Guantánamo Bay in June 2028. Reports say the order sets the schedule for him and three alleged co-defendants and is part of a long-delayed prosecution that has extended for decades.
The outlets also link the decision to prior legal setbacks. BBC and others note that his request to avoid a death-penalty trial through a plea arrangement was rejected by a federal appeals court last year. Jerusalem Post adds that the judge declined a prosecutors’ earlier plan to start in January 2027, citing insufficient time for resolving pretrial evidence and procedural issues. The timing details in some reports focus on the month or a specific date, while other coverage emphasizes the broader milestone.
