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U.S. military judge schedules jury selection in 9/11 case for 2028
Jury selection in the military commission trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants will begin on June 5, 2028. Military judge Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama rejected the prosecution’s proposal for 2027, ruling that it would not allow enough time for pretrial proceedings.
Selection of the military commission members in the 9/11 attacks case will begin on June 5, 2028. The decision clarified the trial schedule for the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants.
U.S. military judge Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama rejected the prosecution’s request to begin the proceedings in 2027. Schrama ruled that the prosecution’s proposed date of January 11, 2027, would not provide enough time to complete the pretrial proceedings.
Stages of the trial set out
Under the schedule, opening statements will begin 30 days after the military commission members are selected. The decision also sets deadlines for the presentation of evidence, defense motions, rebuttal evidence and closing arguments.
Mohammed and the three defendants have been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2003 in connection with the September 11, 2001, attacks. About 3,000 people were killed in the attacks.
Legal disputes delayed the schedule
A new trial schedule was established after an effort to reach plea agreements to resolve the case failed. The agreements would have allowed Mohammed and two of the defendants to accept life sentences without the possibility of parole and had sparked controversy.
In 2025, a federal appeals court ruled that then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to withdraw the plea agreements. The court’s majority opinion said the families and the American public should have the opportunity to witness the military commission proceedings.
The charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, an engineer educated in the United States, is accused of planning the September 11 attacks, in which hijacked passenger planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The case will mark the next stage in the legal process concerning the charges against the defendants.
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