Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be Tried as Enemy Combatant or Civilian? — April 22, 2013

Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be Tried as Enemy Combatant or Civilian?

Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be tried as an enemy combatant or face a federal civilian trial?

White House press secretary Jay Carney said today that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not be treated as an enemy combatant: “We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice,” Carney said, adding that “under U.S. law, United States citizens cannot be tried in military commissions.”

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Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be tried as an enemy combatant or face a federal civilian trial?

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