Reuters: U.S.: Accused September 11 mastermind referred to trial at Guantanamo

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Accused September 11 mastermind referred to trial at Guantanamo Apr 4th 2012, 16:23 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Afghan officials visit Guantanamo in peace bid Sat, Mar 10 2012 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is shown in this file photograph during his arrest on March 1, 2003. Credit: Reuters/Courtesy U.S.News & World Report/Files WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 4, 2012 12:23pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four suspected co-conspirators were referred on Wednesday to trial before a Guantanamo war crimes tribunal on charges that could carry the death penalty, the Pentagon said. The five are charged with terrorism, hijacking aircraft, conspiracy, murder in violation of the law of war and other counts, and were referred to a capital military tribunal, meaning they could be sentenced to death if convicted, the Pentagon said. (Reporting By David Alexander; Editing by Vicki Allen) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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