Guantanamo 9/11 Trial Set for June 2028

Military Judge Schrama ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s 2007 FBI confession was involuntary due to CIA coercion and will be excluded, undermining prosecutors’ central evidence. Earlier suppressions of CIA-detention statements and classified material complicate the government's case as it seeks the death penalty. The trial was set for June 2028 at Guantanamo Bay, with more time needed to resolve pretrial disputes and evidentiary questions, delaying from previously discussed start dates. A collapsed plea deal and political and legal pushback have left Mohammed facing trial alongside Walid bin Attash, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, and Ammar al-Baluchi. The proceedings continue to fuel debates over torture, admissibility of CIA-era evidence, and whether such long-running cases can be fair. The government has not ruled out appealing the latest ruling.