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NYCLU Applauds Transfer of 9/11 Defendants to Federal Court in New York
The New York Civil Liberties Union today praised the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to prosecute five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan Federal Court. The following can be attributed to NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman: “The Justice Department has done the right thing. It is absolutely appropriate to transfer these cases to federal court. Due process is an essential American value. Prosecuting people in our courts is the way we do things in our society, and it’s what our entire system of justice is based on.
The New York Civil Liberties Union today praised the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to prosecute five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan Federal Court.
The following can be attributed to NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman:
“The Justice Department has done the right thing. It is absolutely appropriate to transfer these cases to federal court. Due process is an essential American value. Prosecuting people in our courts is the way we do things in our society, and it’s what our entire system of justice is based on.
“It is also fitting that the trial will be held here in New York, where the attack took place. We can now finally achieve the real and reliable justice that New Yorkers deserve.”