Where does the case against the alleged 9/11 plotters stand?
Summary
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, the four men accused of planning the attacks have not gone to trial yet. A military judge has set jury selection to begin on June 5, 2028, for their trial at Guantánamo Bay.Key Facts
- The 9/11 attacks happened in 2001 and killed nearly 3,000 people.
- Four men are accused: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ammar al-Baluchi, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi.
- They face charges including conspiracy, terrorism, murder, and hijacking, and prosecutors seek the death penalty.
- The trial has been delayed many times, causing frustration for victims' families.
- Ramzi bin al-Shibh was part of the case but was found mentally unfit for trial.
- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and held by the CIA before going to Guantánamo in 2006.
- The U.S. uses military commissions, not federal courts, to try these terrorism cases.
- A plan to try the accused in a federal court in Manhattan was dropped after political opposition.
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