Osama Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law In U.S. Custody, Will Face a Court Trial in New York

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law was detained by the U.S. authorities in Jordan and will appear in the federal court in New York, Friday, reports the Telegraph.

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, 47, will be facing charges for being involved in a conspiracy to kill Americans. Ghaith is believed to be actively involved in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and acted as a spokesman for Al-Qaeda in spreading videos declaring war against the United States.

Ghaith's arrest details have not been disclosed but the U.S. officials have reported that he was captured in Turkey several weeks ago for illegally entering the country and was being sent to Kuwait via Jordan. He was detained in Jordan and handed over to the U.S. authorities under conspiracies of killing American nationals.

Representative Peter T. King, New York Republican, was the first to announce the news and praised FBI and CIA for the joint efforts with U.S. allies in Jordan leading to the capture of Ghaith. King also noted that Ghaith will receive "vigorous interrogation" and "face swift and certain justice."

Obama Administration's decision to present Ghaith in the federal court has been opposed by Senator Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte claiming that it is against the will of Congress. Ayotte strongly opposed presenting Ghaith in the civil court and said that he should be sent to Guantanamo Bay, an interrogation facility of the U.S. military.

"The Obama administration's lack of a war-time detention policy for foreign members of al Qaeda, as well as its refusal to detain and interrogate these individuals at Guantanamo, makes our nation less safe," Graham and Ayotte said in a joint written statement, according to the Fox News report. "We are at war with Al Qaeda and its affiliated groups, and America's detention policy must reflect that reality."

Senator Charles Schumer agreed with the Obama Administration's decision to bring Ghaith for trial in the New York court and said that the New York officials along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Mayor Micheal Bloomberg have been consulted in advance and they too agree with the decision of the trial.

Schumer also noted his support in opposing and successfully calling off the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, arrested in Pakistan March 2, 2003, who is detained in the Guantánamo Bay for his principal involvement in the 9/11 attacks.