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Good news: Bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe back on UK streets
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BurfordTJustice
Nov 13, 2012, 8:02:16 AM11/13/12
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Good news: Bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe back on UK streets after
winning deportation battle
The foolishness of the kuffar never ceases to amaze and amuse me
Because they might be mean to him in Jordan, poor lamb.
"Abu Qatada back on streets after being given bail," by Tom Whitehead for
the Telegraph, November 12 (thanks to all who sent this in):
Terror suspect Abu Qatada is to be released on bail back on the streets of
Britain after winning his battle against deportation to Jordan, a judge has
ruled.
A senior immigration judge ruled the hate preacher should not be sent to
Jordan, where he faces terror charges, because he stands the risk of
evidence being used against him that was obtained by torture.
Qatada will be released on bail tomorrow, subject to a 16 hour a day
curfew and other restrictions, according to the Special Immigration Appeals
Commission.
The judge said Theresa May, the Home Secretary, had failed to satisfy the
court that Qatada would be given a fair trial.
The ruling is a humiliation for Mrs May who personally travelled to Jordan
to obtain assurances that torture evidence would not be used.
But Siac effectively dismissed those guarantees in an appeal brought by
Qatada.
The decision comes despite the fact the British courts have previously
ruled that it is safe to return Qatada, who was once described at Osama bin
Laden's right hand man in Europe.
The case was only back at Siac because the European Court of Human Rights
ruled earlier this year that he should not be deported because of the risk
of torture evidence.
Today's decision will fuel the row over European judges effectively
dictating domestic law.
The Home Office said it would now take the case to the Court of Appeal and
Mrs May was due to make an emergency statement in the House of Commons this
afternoon.
A spokesman said: "The Government strongly disagrees with this ruling. We
have obtained assurances not just in relation to the treatment of Qatada
himself, but about the quality of the legal processes that would be followed
throughout his trial.
"Indeed, today's ruling found that 'the Jordanian judiciary, like their
executive counterparts, are determined to ensure that the appellant will
receive, and be seen to receive, a fair retrial'.
"We will therefore seek leave to appeal today's decision."
Siac found that Qatada's right to a fair trial would be breached because
evidence obtained via torture could be used during his re-trial in Jordan.
Qatada had claimed that there was a risk that he himself would be tortured
or badly treated in Jordan, however this was rejected.
His legal team also maintained that even if he was acquitted at re-trial,
he could be kept in prison under Jordanian law if the authorities decided he
was "a danger to the people", therefore breaching his right to liberty.
This was also rejected.
During a seven-day hearing last month, the commission heard evidence from
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, who has studied Jordan's political
situation for 25 years.
She said Qatada remained a "controversial" figure in Jordan and a fair
trial was unlikely.
Qatada, who is said to have wide and high-level support among extremists,
featured in hate sermons found on videos in the flat of one of the September
11 bombers.
He has challenged and ultimately thwarted every attempt by the Government
over the last decade to put him on a plane....
winning deportation battle
The foolishness of the kuffar never ceases to amaze and amuse me
Because they might be mean to him in Jordan, poor lamb.
"Abu Qatada back on streets after being given bail," by Tom Whitehead for
the Telegraph, November 12 (thanks to all who sent this in):
Terror suspect Abu Qatada is to be released on bail back on the streets of
Britain after winning his battle against deportation to Jordan, a judge has
ruled.
A senior immigration judge ruled the hate preacher should not be sent to
Jordan, where he faces terror charges, because he stands the risk of
evidence being used against him that was obtained by torture.
Qatada will be released on bail tomorrow, subject to a 16 hour a day
curfew and other restrictions, according to the Special Immigration Appeals
Commission.
The judge said Theresa May, the Home Secretary, had failed to satisfy the
court that Qatada would be given a fair trial.
The ruling is a humiliation for Mrs May who personally travelled to Jordan
to obtain assurances that torture evidence would not be used.
But Siac effectively dismissed those guarantees in an appeal brought by
Qatada.
The decision comes despite the fact the British courts have previously
ruled that it is safe to return Qatada, who was once described at Osama bin
Laden's right hand man in Europe.
The case was only back at Siac because the European Court of Human Rights
ruled earlier this year that he should not be deported because of the risk
of torture evidence.
Today's decision will fuel the row over European judges effectively
dictating domestic law.
The Home Office said it would now take the case to the Court of Appeal and
Mrs May was due to make an emergency statement in the House of Commons this
afternoon.
A spokesman said: "The Government strongly disagrees with this ruling. We
have obtained assurances not just in relation to the treatment of Qatada
himself, but about the quality of the legal processes that would be followed
throughout his trial.
"Indeed, today's ruling found that 'the Jordanian judiciary, like their
executive counterparts, are determined to ensure that the appellant will
receive, and be seen to receive, a fair retrial'.
"We will therefore seek leave to appeal today's decision."
Siac found that Qatada's right to a fair trial would be breached because
evidence obtained via torture could be used during his re-trial in Jordan.
Qatada had claimed that there was a risk that he himself would be tortured
or badly treated in Jordan, however this was rejected.
His legal team also maintained that even if he was acquitted at re-trial,
he could be kept in prison under Jordanian law if the authorities decided he
was "a danger to the people", therefore breaching his right to liberty.
This was also rejected.
During a seven-day hearing last month, the commission heard evidence from
Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, who has studied Jordan's political
situation for 25 years.
She said Qatada remained a "controversial" figure in Jordan and a fair
trial was unlikely.
Qatada, who is said to have wide and high-level support among extremists,
featured in hate sermons found on videos in the flat of one of the September
11 bombers.
He has challenged and ultimately thwarted every attempt by the Government
over the last decade to put him on a plane....
PAUL {HAMILTON ROONEY}
Nov 13, 2012, 8:09:26 AM11/13/12
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On 13-Nov-12 9:02 PM, BurfordTJustice wrote something but:
ITYM
> Good news: A man who has been locked up without charge or trial for most of the past decade has now been released from prison.
--
"THOSE WHO INDULGE IN CHEST-BEATING ABOUT HOW THEY ALWAYS WIN SEEM TO
OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT THE SO-CALLED SIG-ABUSERS ALWAYS WIN, TOO. USENET
IS LIKE THAT. IF SUCH MEANINGLESS LABELS ARE TO BE PRESSED INTO SERVICE,
THEN I WOULD SAY THAT PAUL HAS WON. NOT ONLY BY HIS UNDOUBTED STAMINA,
BUT BY THE SUSTAINED GRACE, CHARM, AND MISCHIEVOUS WIT OF HIS RESPONSES."
JAMES FOLLETT, NOVELIST (WRITING IN THE NEWSGROUP DEMON.LOCAL)
PAUL {HAMILTON ROONEY}
ITYM
> Good news: A man who has been locked up without charge or trial for most of the past decade has now been released from prison.
--
"THOSE WHO INDULGE IN CHEST-BEATING ABOUT HOW THEY ALWAYS WIN SEEM TO
OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT THE SO-CALLED SIG-ABUSERS ALWAYS WIN, TOO. USENET
IS LIKE THAT. IF SUCH MEANINGLESS LABELS ARE TO BE PRESSED INTO SERVICE,
THEN I WOULD SAY THAT PAUL HAS WON. NOT ONLY BY HIS UNDOUBTED STAMINA,
BUT BY THE SUSTAINED GRACE, CHARM, AND MISCHIEVOUS WIT OF HIS RESPONSES."
JAMES FOLLETT, NOVELIST (WRITING IN THE NEWSGROUP DEMON.LOCAL)
PAUL {HAMILTON ROONEY}
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