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September 8, 2021

9/11 Suspects Return to Court After Pandemic Delay, But Trial Won't Start Until at Least 2022
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The five men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks appeared in a
Guantánamo Bay military court Tuesday for the first time in over a year.
The resumption of pretrial hearings comes just days ahead of the 20th
anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The case against the five men, which
includes suspected mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has been riddled
with procedural problems, including the admissibility of evidence that
was obtained by CIA agents under torture. The pretrial hearings, which
have been prolonged for at least nine years, were suspended in February
2020 due to the pandemic. The selection of a military jury will likely
not begin until at least 2022.


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