A military judge has set June 5, 2028 as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the 11 September 2001 attacks, and three alleged co-conspirators. The decision means a long-delayed prosecution at Guantanamo Bay is expected to proceed nearly 27 years after the attacks, which killed almost 3,000 people.

The four men have been held at Guantanamo since 2003, while the case has been delayed by procedural and legal disputes, including questions about interrogations conducted under torture in CIA custody. Prosecutors had sought a January 2027 trial, but the judge rejected that timetable; the date also follows the 2024 cancellation of plea agreements that would have imposed life sentences and avoided possible death penalties.