Central and Eastern Kentucky
(2009-11-16)
LOUISVILLE
(Kentucky Public Radio) -
Senate Minority Mitch McConnell says he's worried that the Justice Department's decision to try 9/11 suspects in New York will lead to the release of classified information.
Attorney General Eric Holder made the decision to try the five suspects domestically Friday, saying they should be tried where their alleged crime was committed. McConnell favors using military commissions to try the suspects because of the information that may be released during a civil trial.
"The defendant is basically entitled to know everything the prosecution does, which inevitably in a case like this involves classified material," McConnell said.
McConnell also says the suspects should not be tried in the United States because they are not American citizens. He says the legislative options to block the trials have been exhausted.
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