波士顿爆炸案19岁嫌疑人焦哈尔·察尔纳耶夫

　　美国司法部22日宣布，联邦检察官对波士顿爆炸案19岁嫌疑人焦哈尔·察尔纳耶夫提出指控，罪名包括使用大规模杀伤性武器造成重大人员伤亡，若罪名成立最高可面临死刑。

　　司法部当天午后发表声明说，爆炸案嫌疑人焦哈尔·察尔纳耶夫当天在医院病房内首度聆讯，联邦检察官对他提出的指控包括使用大规模杀伤性武器导致人员伤亡和财产损失。如果罪名成立，该嫌疑人可面临死刑或终身监禁的判罚。

　　司法部长埃里克·霍尔德在这份声明中说，尽管调查工作仍在进行之中，但当天完成的指控工作给波士顿乃至整个美国的悲情一周画上了一个句点。

　　白宫发言人卡尼当天中午在例行发布会上称焦哈尔·察尔纳耶夫为“恐怖分子”，但强调将在联邦刑事法庭上对其审判，而不会在军事法庭上按“敌方战斗人员”对其进行审判。卡尼说，焦哈尔·察尔纳耶夫现为美国公民，应在刑事法庭体系内对其进行审理和判罚。此外，自“9·11”恐怖袭击以来，数以百计的恐怖嫌疑人都在联邦刑事法庭接受了审判，这一系统经证明可成功处理美方还在不断面临的相关威胁。

　　卡尼还说，美国总统奥巴马已强调过，围绕着波士顿爆炸案还有一连串疑问亟待解答，包括犯案动机、策划和实施手法以及嫌疑人是否与他人或任何组织有牵连，而且在调查结束之前不应贸然下结论。

　　波士顿国际马拉松比赛现场15日下午突发两起爆炸，造成3人死亡，逾180人受伤，震惊美国社会。联邦调查局18日正式锁定两名嫌疑人，居住在波士顿的兄弟二人：26岁的塔梅尔兰·察尔纳耶夫和19岁的焦哈尔·察尔纳耶夫。两名嫌疑人18日晚在麻省理工学院开枪打死一名警察后与执法人员激烈交火。塔梅尔兰后因受重伤死亡，焦哈尔逃逸。美安全部门对波士顿展开全城大搜捕，于19日晚逮捕了身受重伤的焦哈尔并将其送往医院治疗。

　　Boston bombing suspect charged

　　Federal prosecutors have charged surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured over 200, the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Monday。

　　The 19-year-old suspect had his initial court appearance Monday afternoon from his hospital room in Beth Israel hospital. He is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property resulting in three deaths and injuries to over 200 people, according to the statement by Department of Justice.

　　"Although our investigation is ongoing, today's charges bring a successful end to a tragic week for the city of Boston, and for our country," said Holder in the statement。

　　In the criminal complaint unsealed on Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tsarnaev, in serious but stable condition, is charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property within the United States resulting in death, and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. The charges could authorize a death penalty upon conviction or imprisonment for life。

　　The White House on Monday said Tsarnaev would not be tried as " an enemy combatant" in a military tribunal, but instead in a federal court。

　　Speaking at the daily briefing, the White House spokesman Jay Carney called Tsarnaev "a terrorist" and noted that the naturalized U.S. citizen would be prosecuted in the federal court system rather than in military commissions。

　　"He will not be treated as an enemy combatant. We will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice," said Carney, adding that the federal court system has been used to convict and incarcerate hundreds of terrorists since Sept. 11 attack in 2001.

　　"The system has repeatedly proven that it can successfully handle the threat that we continue to face," he said。

　　Carney also stressed that President Barack Obama had been calling for "answers to a number of questions" and warned people not to jump to conclusions。

　　"Why this was done, what the motivations were, how it was done, any possible associations that the suspects may have had. And all of this is being investigated, and I think that you absolutely can expect that all the agencies involved as part of the broader investigation are examining these issues," said Carney。

　　Twin explosions occurred on Monday afternoon near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding over 200 others. The FBI identified two brothers, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and 19-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev, as suspects behind the Boston bombings。

　　Tamerlan died Friday after a shootout with the police and killing of a police officer. Dzhokar was apprehended Friday night in a suburb of Boston following a massive manhunt by law enforcement authorities. He was rushed to hospital for treatment of serious wounds。

（英文部分来源：China.org.cn）