9/11 trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendants
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9/11 mastermind trial delayed nearly 27 years after attacks
The government chose not to appeal the ruling excluding Mohammed's 2007 FBI statements, saying an appeal could jeopardize the June 5, 2028, trial date.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the September 11 attacks.
The civil case examines whether Saudi government employees or agents helped two hijackers establish themselves in the United States.
9/11 lawsuit: new videos reveal extremist links of suspect
Saudi Arabia has stated that the paintball video does not reveal who made or took it.
Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a CIA drone strike in 2011.
Bayoumi and Awlaki are seen in video paintballing near San Diego with an official from Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
Prosecutors drop Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confession appeal to protect 2028 trial
Prosecutors declined to appeal to avoid jeopardizing the June 5, 2028 trial date.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has been held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nearly two decades.
Mohammed and two of his co-defendants agreed to a plea deal with the Biden administration in 2024 that would have spared them the death penalty.
Military Judge Suppresses Confession of 9/11 Defendant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing the plot to crash planes into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
Mohammed could face the death penalty if convicted in military court proceedings.
Judge Schrama determined that the CIA's treatment of Mohammed caused him to fear severe mistreatment if he did not comply with interrogators.
“Now, whether that fits within what is required legally, based on other activities, a court's got to decide that,”
Military Judge Suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Confession in 9/11 Case
A U.S. military judge threw out Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 2007 confession to the FBI, ruling it was not voluntary and cannot be used at trial.
A plea agreement accepted by a Guantanamo war tribunal official was revoked shortly after by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was subjected to waterboarding and other interrogation measures in secret CIA prisons prior to his 2006 transfer to Guantanamo Bay.
“Whether viewed as the unbroken continuation of the CIA's psychological conditioning and severe coercion, or evaluated strictly on the inherently coercive conditions and deliberate denial of rights advisements during the January 2007 FBI LHM questioning itself, the Prosecution has failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Mr. Mohammed’s statements to the FBI were voluntarily given,”
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 case: trial date set and confession thrown out
Military judge Lt. Col. Michael Schrama wrote that statements made by Mohammed to investigators in 2007 were not given voluntarily.
A military judge threw out part of a confession made by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-accused are set to stand trial on 5 June, 2028.
9/11 trial for accused including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed set for June 2028
Schrama turned down a prosecution bid to open the trial in early 2027.
A US appeals court blocked plea deals that would have let Mohammed and two co-defendants avoid the death penalty.
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama issued the scheduling order setting opening proceedings for June 5, 2028.
Military trial date set for alleged 9/11 mastermind
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be prosecuted alongside Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi.
Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Schrama rejected the January 2027 start date proposed by prosecutors and set the trial date for about 18 months later.
A 2014 Senate report found that the CIA waterboarded Mohammed 183 times.