An alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks and four other accused co-conspirators have been formally charged at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay.<br /><br />Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants were arraigned on Saturday on charges that include 2,976 counts of murder, one for each person killed after hijacked planes struck New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Steven Kay, an international criminal lawyer, has criticised the legal process along with other defence lawyers and human rights groups.
