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9/11 families await trial 25 years after attacks
BBC News··9 Sept
Tom Resta said 9/11 is almost constantly on his mind, 25 years after hijackers killed almost 3,000 people including his brother John and sister-in-law Sylvia. Resta has visited Guantanamo Bay four times for pre-trial hearings for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, held 20 years without conviction. A judge set a June 2028 trial date but later threw out FBI confessions.
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What It Means For You
- Relatives of victims enter a lottery to attend proceedings in a high-security Guantanamo courtroom.
- Resta said his 98-year-old father and other relatives may not live to see a trial.
- Stephan Gerhardt, who lost his brother Ralph, has made six trips to Guantanamo seeking convictions.
What's Happening
- John and Sylvia Resta worked on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center north tower on September 11, 2001.
- Pre-trial proceedings for Mohammed and co-defendants have been presided over by five different military judges.
- Mohammed has previously said he planned the 9/11 operation from A to Z.
Why the case has stalled
- Experts say torture of Mohammed and alleged co-conspirators has driven lengthy litigation delays.
- The judge described Mohammed's CIA treatment as extraordinary physical and mental abuse.
- The US government has called 9/11 the most egregious criminal act on American soil in modern history.
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