Holder: 9/11 terror suspects should have been tried in civilian court

[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website] said [C-SPAN video clip] at an unrelated press conference on Monday that the slow pace of the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], the alleged mastermind behind 9/11, would have been avoided had he been tried before a federal civilian court. The military trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other co-conspirators, which is still in its pre-trial stages, is not expected to begin for at least another...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/holder-911-terror-suspects-should-have-been-tried-in-civilian-court.php

free lawyer consultation free lawyer consultation california free lawyers free legal advice free legal aid