Long-stalled war crimes trial of five men held on charges of planning September 11 terrorist attacks to begin in 2021
The long-stalled war crimes trial of five men being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison on charges of planning and aiding the September 11 terrorist attacks will begin in 2021
31 August 2019
Air Force Colonel W. Shane Cohen set the start date in an order setting motion and evidentiary deadlines in a case that has been bogged down in pretrial litigation.
The US has charged the five with war crimes that include terrorism, hijacking and nearly 3,000 counts of murder for their alleged roles planning and providing logistical support to the September 11 attacks.
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