(JTA) — The trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, will take place in Manhattan federal court.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced last Friday that the case would be tried in civilian court. Mohammed will be tried with four accused co-conspirators.
Some members of the U.S. Congress and relatives of the World Trade Center victims are questioning the Obama administration’s decision because it gives the alleged terrorists, reportedly members of al-Qaida, the protections of the American criminal justice system, The New York Times reported.
The administration will now ask a grand jury to indict the men, who are being held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
Congress must receive 45 days notice from the administration before prisoners are moved from Guantanamo Bay into the United States.
