The surviving suspect in last week's Boston bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, "will not be treated as an enemy combatant," but rather will be prosecuted "through our civilian system of justice," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday afternoon. "Under U.S. law, United States citizens cannot be tried in military commissions," he said.
The surviving suspect in last week's Boston bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, "will not be treated as an enemy combatant," but rather will be prosecuted "through our civilian system of justice," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday afternoon.
"Under U.S. law, United States citizens cannot be tried in military commissions," he said.