Washington, March 10: The Obama Administration has not taken any decision on the new venue of the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the master-mind of the 9/11 terror attacks, the White House said today.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said it would take quite some time before a decision in this regard is taken by the Obama Administration; whose plan to try the 9/11 mastermind in a New York court had to be scuttled due to strong opposition from the New York Mayor and lawmakers from the State.
“I don’t expect a decision on that for several or many weeks,” Gibbs told reporters at his daily press briefing in response to a question.
“The (US) President obviously has gotten involved because Congress has actively been involved in venue options for any trial involving Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The President’s obviously strong equity in this is seeing that after many long years that justice is brought,” Gibbs said.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama Administration is now favourably considering trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a military court rather than a civilian one as was announced earlier.
-PTI