Washington DC - Unexpected terrorist involved the terror attacks in Benghazi that killed 4 Americans have been arrested in Libya. Ahmed Abu Khattala, the name of the man, now on the way to the land of Uncle Sam boarded a Navy ship.
Some sources, such as Liputan6.com quotes from FoxNews, Wednesday (18/06/2014) mentions, Khattala which is commander of Ansar al-Sharia, was arrested last Sunday in joint military operations and other law enforcement. He will face charges in the United States.
President Barack Obama signed the arrest order Khattala mission on Friday night.
The suspect had long believed to be one of the leaders of the deadly attack, which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and 3 others. Since then, he openly serve media interviews but always managed to escape arrest. Until now.
Khattala is the first arrest in the alleged terror attacks that had linked the spread of cheesy movies of the Prophet Muhammad, 'Innocence of Muslims'.
According to sources, the arrest Khattala running smoothly. There was no firefight occurred. A small team of special forces and an FBI agent took part in the ambush.
On Tuesday night, the White House and the Pentagon confirmed the arrest. And in an event in Pittsburgh, President Obama also said the operation was 'message to the world' about what happens if the United States attacked. There will be a backlash.
"No matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and bring him to trial," said Obama.
Obama also praised the military, law enforcement and intelligence personnel who track down and detain Abu Khattala.
Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman Admiral John Kirby said, Khattala is "a key figure in the attack on US facility in Benghazi." He said there were no civilian casualties in the operation of the weekend, and all United States personnel have departed from Libya safely.
The operation became the answer to the criticism launched by a number of members of Congress and their families, who were disappointed because no one ever suspects on trial. Not only Mr. Ambassador, Department of Foreign Affairs Sean Smith, and two CIA contractors - Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty - were also killed in the attack.
A number of politicians called for officers to interrogate Khattala before submitting it to the court system, to collect intelligence data.
Some Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas, said the suspects should be sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Khattala faces three charges filed in the Court of the District of Columbia. Namely: to kill someone in the attack on a federal facility; providing or attempting to provide support to the terrorists who caused the death; and using or carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.
Before getting caught, a month after the attacks, claimed Khattala at the scene, despite claims that he did not plan it. At that time, he claims only served to drive traffic. There was absolutely no regrets spoken word from him.
The incident occurred on the 11 September 2012 attacks on 9/11 by Al Qaeda in 2001 in the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people.
The situation surrounding the attack a heated debate in American politics. Republican party has accused Hillary Clinton Ridham which is likely to be the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, failed to provide adequate security at the embassy neighborhood Benghazi to prevent the attack that occurred while he served as foreign minister.
White House officials initially indicated the attack was related to protests about an anti-Muslim video demonstrations similar to those that occurred in the Middle East the beginning of September 2012 Recently, American officials later admitted the attack was a terrorist attack.
