DOJ Sends Dozens of Prosecutors Abroad to Help Prosecute Terrorists
Attorney General Eric Holder today said that DOJ has been sending dozens of prosecutors to countries in the Balkans, Middle East and North Africa to assist those countries in prosecuting returning and/or captured terrorists from ISIS and other terror groups.
"These personnel will provide critical assistance to our allies in order to help prosecute those who return from the Syrian region bent on committing acts of terrorism."
The cooperation includes "information sharing, investigations and prosecutions, and countering violent extremism."
According to another DOJ official, so far 70 prosecutors have been dispatched. [More...]
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