Twenty years after 9/11, the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is set to resume once again after a series of delays, including the coronavirus pandemic.
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- Twenty years after 9/11, the trial of the alleged mastermind of the, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is set to resume once again after a series of delays, including the coronavirus pandemic.
There could be additional pretrial phases added after that, at the discretion of the judge. After that, the military commission will go through a process that could last two months to select military officers to serve as panel members. The trial itself could begin as soon as next April, although a date is not yet definite. Mohammed and his codefendants face capital charges that could carry the death penalty if convicted.
The court itself has also undergone many changes during the duration of the trial. Established by former President George W. Bush in 2001, the Guantanamo military commission was revised via Congressional act in 2006 and later amended through the legislative branch again in 2009. Former President Obama attempted to transfer detainees to the U.S., but was effectively blocked by Congress.
After visiting the gallery, reporters were taken into the large courtroom – approximately 100 feet by 100 feet – if not a little bigger. At the base of each seat for the defendants are chains anchored into the carpet that could potentially be hooked to shackles if the judge determines a defendant must be restrained, although Wendy Kelly -- chief of operations at the Office of Military Commissions Guantanamo Bay -- did not believe this would be needed. There is also a hospital bed positioned in the back of the courtroom for a defendant in another trial.
What happens next is largely up to the discretion of the judge. He is expected to hold additional pretrial hearings later this year, but jury selection will not begin until 2022 at the earliest. To the far right of the courtroom is a box for the panel members – who serve as a jury and will be comprised of 12 military officers, with four alternates .
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