Families of the victims killed on 11 September 2001 have branded a decision to try the suspected plotters in a civilian New York court as "a terrible mistake." 

"To allow a terrorist and a war criminal the opportunity of having US constitutional protections is a wrong thing to do and its never been done before," Ed Kowalski of the 9/11 Families for a Secure America Foundation told AFP on Friday.

"We feel that that's a terrible mistake."

The administration of President Barack Obama was expected later on Friday to formally announce plans to prosecute the alleged mastermind of the 2001 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants in the Southern District of New York.

"President Obama is wrong to do this," Kowalski said.

The trial would take place not far from Ground Zero, once the site of the World Trade Center destroyed by two hijacked planes in the September 11 attacks.

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Source: AFA