Special The terrorist attacks of 9/11
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has ordered this Friday that the possible
declassification of documents of the FBI investigation
into the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States
be reviewed
.
Biden signed an executive order directing the Justice Department and other government agencies to review the documents with the goal of having them released by U.S. Attorney General
Merrick Garland
over the next six months, the White House said in a statement. .
The announcement comes a few days after the 20 years of those attacks orchestrated by the terrorist organization Al Qaeda and in which nearly
3,000 people died.
"When I ran for President, I made a commitment to ensure transparency on the declassification of documents related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States. As we approach the twentieth anniversary of that tragic day, I am fulfilling that commitment." Biden said in a statement.
In early August, hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims of the attacks asked Biden
not to attend the commemoration of the attacks
unless his government released new files on what happened, especially on whether Saudi Arabia played a role. in attacks.
The US Congressional commission that investigated the attacks concluded that there was no evidence that the Saudi Arabian government or senior officials in that country provided
funds to the terrorists
involved in the attacks, 15 of whom were of Saudi origin.
However, several congressmen and victims' associations have been calling for years for more transparency regarding US documents about the attacks, which
have refused to declassify all of the country's presidents so far.
The White House has not clarified
what will be the impact of the executive order
that Biden signed this Friday and, therefore, it is not known if that action will satisfy the requests of the survivors and families of the victims.
Shortly after that group made its discomfort public in early August, the Justice Department promised that it would carry out
a new review of documents
related to the attacks.
The White House has not yet announced what events the president will attend to commemorate the September 11 attacks.
"My heart continues to go out to the 9/11 families who are suffering
and my Administration will continue to work respectfully with the members of that community," Biden said in his press release this Friday.
The president also thanked them for making their voices heard to chart "a way forward."
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