Enemy Combatant To Move To Civilian Court

by Ari Shapiro, NPR

An accused enemy combatant, who has been held for more than five years at a Navy brig in South Carolina, is expected to be sent to Illinois to stand trial in a civilian courtroom. The Justice Department has not yet announced charges against Ali al-Marri. The Bush administration had claimed terror suspects caught in the U.S. could be held indefinitely without charges.

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