Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators will face charges before a U.S. military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and, if found guilty, could be executed.
The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who allegedly proposed the idea of the 9/11 plane hijackings to Osama bin Laden in 1996, resumes today. He and four alleged co-conspirators will face charges before a United States military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and, if found guilty, could be executed. For their alleged role in training the 9/11 hijackers who crashed planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and another that went down in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the five face charges of conspiracy and murder in violation of the law of war and terrorism. The charges stem from allegations that they directed or trained the hijackers or helped provide them money or travel assistance, according to court documents. Mohammed, alleged trainer Walid bin Attash, middleman Ramzi bin al-Shibh, money transferrer Ammar al-Baluchi and travel arranger Mustafa al Hawsawi were captured in 2002 and 2003. In 2006, they were transferred to Guantánamo, where they were arraigned in 2012. Despite the reading being presented over nine years ago, the case has not moved past the pretrial phase, facing a number of delays over the years.
