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Judge Sets Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial for June 2028

8/27/2026

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U.S. military judge orders Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to stand trial in June 2028.
Prosecutors had sought a 2027 trial, but the judge deemed that date premature.
Mohammed, who calls himself the September 11, 2001 mastermind, was captured in 2003 and held at Guantanamo since 2006.
Lt. Col. Michael Schrama scheduled the merits trial to begin Monday, 5 June 2028.

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U.S. military judge orders Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to stand trial in June 2028.
Prosecutors had sought a 2027 trial, but the judge deemed that date premature.
Mohammed, who calls himself the September 11, 2001 mastermind, was captured in 2003 and held at Guantanamo since 2006.
Lt. Col. Michael Schrama scheduled the merits trial to begin Monday, 5 June 2028.