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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s 2028 trial set for June 5

8/28/2026

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Summary

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U.S. military judge Michael A. Schrama set a June 5, 2028 trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The trial will be heard before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay.
Co-defendants Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi face identical charges.
Mohammed faces 2,977 murder, terrorism, hijacking and civilian-attack counts after a 2024 plea deal was overturned.

History

Historical Context

After the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, President George W. Bush opened the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in January 2002, housing 779 detainees by 2005, including al-Qaeda operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Supreme Court rulings such as Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006) forced the administration to grant detainees minimal Geneva-Convention protections, shaping ongoing U.S. counter-terrorism legal debates.

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Story summary

U.S. military judge Michael A. Schrama set a June 5, 2028 trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The trial will be heard before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay.
Co-defendants Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi face identical charges.
Mohammed faces 2,977 murder, terrorism, hijacking and civilian-attack counts after a 2024 plea deal was overturned.

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