Obama Administration: Undecided on Terror Trial Venue
31 January 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder walks from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, 12 Jan 2010 (file photo)
The Obama administration says no decision has been reached on where to hold trials for accused terrorists, including the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The issue resurfaced after the administration backed away from plans to hold civilian trials in New York City.
Last year, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made headlines when he announced Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other high-profile terror suspects would be tried in federal court just blocks from where the World Trade Center twin towers once stood. In the months since, New York City authorities have expressed opposition to the idea, based on security concerns and the costs that would be incurred.
Now, the Obama administration says the matter is under review. Senior White House advisor David Axelrod spoke on NBC's Meet the Press television program.
"We have made no decisions on that yet," he said. "The president believes that we need to take into consideration what the local authorities are saying. But he also believes that we ought to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and all others who are involved in terrorist acts to justice, swift and sure."
The proposed New York venue has run into opposition from some members of President Obama's Democratic Party. Indiana Senator Evan Bayh spoke on the Fox News Sunday television program.
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