Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Justice Department announced Monday that a military tribunal will try the suspected mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four other alleged conspirators at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.

Attorney General Eric Holder said his department will ask the Defense Department to hold the military trial following the dismissal by a federal judge in New York of a 2009 indictment against the suspects.

The indictment charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind, Walid bin Attash, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa al Hawsawi with 10 counts of terrorism acts.

Prosecutors sought the dismissal of the indictment to prevent the civilian trial of the suspects at a Manhattan court. Lawmakers and the general public opposed the civilian trial in New York over fears it will endanger the public.

U.S. President Barack Obama had wanted to close the Guantanamo Bay prison upon assuming the presidency and had pursued the civilian trial of the suspects.

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