NPR wrote:
NPR has learned that the Obama administration is close to deciding that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks — will be tried in a military court.
The move would be a major reversal in the terrorism case. Attorney General Eric Holder announced weeks ago that Mohammed and four other detainees would be tried in a civilian court in New York. Fierce political opposition to the plan appears to have prompted an about-face.
Details are still sketchy, but it is likely that civilian lawyers will be able to take part in the trial. The big change is that instead of having the five men face charges in a federal courtroom, they will be in a military setting with military judges deciding their fate.
The move would be a major reversal in the terrorism case. Attorney General Eric Holder announced weeks ago that Mohammed and four other detainees would be tried in a civilian court in New York. Fierce political opposition to the plan appears to have prompted an about-face.
Details are still sketchy, but it is likely that civilian lawyers will be able to take part in the trial. The big change is that instead of having the five men face charges in a federal courtroom, they will be in a military setting with military judges deciding their fate.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in...
A US civilian court: | 27 (44.3%) | |
A US military tribunal: | 31 (50.8%) | |
No trial, just hold him indefinitely: | 3 (4.9%) | |
Total: | 61 |