Alleged 9/11 Plotter To Face Exacting Justice, Obama

TOKYO: President Barack Obama said Friday that the alleged September 11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would face “justice demanding” U.S., following reports that will be tried in a civilian court in New York.

“I am absolutely convinced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is subject to the highest standards of justice,” Obama said at a news conference in Tokyo on the first leg of his four-nation tour of Asia.

Obama did not confirm that Mohammed and four alleged conspirators to be gained from Guantanamo Bay to face trial in New York. But he said the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder would make an announcement in Washington later on Friday.