9/11 case suffers setback as US judge rejects Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's FBI confession
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured during a raid in Pakistan on March 1, 2003.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan, March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press.
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Judge sets June 5, 2028, for Mohammed, three co-defendants to stand trial.
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Michael Schrama rejected a January 2027 trial start, citing unresolved pretrial issues.
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Schrama rejected January 2027 start, citing unresolved pretrial issues.
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The trial will be held before a military panel at Guantanamo Bay.
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The trial will be held before a military panel at Guantanamo Bay.
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A US military judge has rejected confessions made by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks, ruling that statements he gave to FBI agents were not voluntary and cannot be used at trial.
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Judge Lt Col Michael Schrama said Mohammed's 2007 statements were tainted by the “unbroken continuation” of coercive treatment he had endured while in CIA custody, according to the ruling.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was held at CIA secret prisons.
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He was held at CIA secret prisons
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006.
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before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006.
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He was subjected to harsh interrogation techniques, including repeated waterboarding, before later questioning by FBI agents.
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The ruling is a setback for prosecutors.
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The ruling is a setback for prosecutors, who have described Mohammed's later interrogations as crucial evidence in the long-delayed case.
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The latest ruling could lead to further delays if prosecutors appeal.
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but the latest ruling could lead to further delays if prosecutors appeal.
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Families of September 11 victims have expressed concern that the decades-long proceedings could drag on further, with some fearing they may never see a final resolution.
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Mohammed and three co-defendants are due to stand trial before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, beginning June 5, 2028, under an 11-page scheduling order issued by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama.
11-page scheduling order Guantanamo Bay Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Michael Schrama
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Opening statements are scheduled to begin 30 days after the panel is seated.
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Opening statements are scheduled to begin 30 days after the panel is seated
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The case has been mired in legal disputes for nearly two decades.
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The case has been mired in legal disputes for nearly two decades.
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Mohammed and three co-defendants — Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin 'Atash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali — are accused of conspiring to carry out the 9/11, 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
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In 2024, Mohammed and two co-defendants agreed to plead guilty in deals that would have spared them the death penalty.
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was revoked months later by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after criticism from Republican lawmakers.
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A US appeals court blocked the defendants from pleading guilty under the agreements in 2025.
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A US appeals court last year blocked the defendants from pleading guilty under the agreements
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The Guantanamo detention facility was established by President George W. Bush in 2002 to hold foreign militant suspects captured after the 9/11 attacks.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (R), the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, speaks with his defence lawyer on the third day of pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 war crimes prosecution, as depicted in this Pentagon-approved courtroom sketch at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, October 17, 2012.
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The military commission proceedings have since been repeatedly delayed by legal challenges over evidence, interrogation methods and the defendants' treatment in US custody.
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