A trial date of June 2028 has been set for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants in connection with the 9/11 attacks. The case had earlier involved a plea deal that was revoked by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a move an appeals court upheld. The proceedings have been delayed for years amid disputes over evidence obtained while the men were held in CIA prisons and subjected to torture.
Al Jazeera reports the same core facts but places more emphasis on the torture-related evidence disputes and CIA prison detention as the reason for the case's decades-long delay, and quotes the judge's reasoning directly.
Axios, BBC, and DW report the bare procedural facts of the June 2028 trial date, the rejected plea deal, and the co-defendants, with minimal added context; BBC and DW include brief biographical/background detail on Mohammed's alleged role and capture.
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