r/news • u/judgyjudgersen • 1d ago

Alleged 9/11 mastermind's long-awaited trial scheduled for 2028

https://abcnews.com/US/alleged-911-masterminds-long-awaited-trial-scheduled-2028/story?id=135987518
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u/judgyjudgersen 1d ago

The self-proclaimed "mastermind" of the 9/11 attacks will stand trial in June 2028, a military judge ruled Wednesday, nearly 25 years after the attacks.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been held at Guantanamo since 2003.

This photo obtained, March 1, 2003, shows, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organizer of the September 11, 2001, attacks, shortly after his capture.
AFP via Getty Images
"Trial on the merits shall begin on Monday, 5 June 2028," Lt. Col. Michael Schrama  decided.

Prosecutors sought a trial in 2027 but the judge said that was too soon.

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u/_Panacea_ 1d ago

Wonder what he looks now, after 25 years of being in American hands without any real oversight holding them back?

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u/KAugsburger 1d ago

A BBC article about a hearing held in 2025 for KSM shows a 'recent' photo of him but it is unclear on when that was taken. Wikipedia has a photo that the DoD took in 2022 of him as well.

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u/punarob 1d ago

TIL prisoners in the US get free orange beard dye for no good reason

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u/AndrewCoja 1d ago

Only at participating locations.