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Jan 27 2015
Graham, Grassley Demand Answers About Extradition of al-Qaeda Members to U.S. for Article III Trial
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with eight of their Republican colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, today sent this letter to current U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch demanding answers about the current extradition of two Yemeni al-Qaeda members from Saudi Arabia to the United States for prosecution in an Article III civilian court.