14-Feb-2012 - Qatada to be released from prison
Visted 1 times13 February 2012 Last updated at 14:17 GMT Abu Qatada to be released from Long Lartin jail Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, is to be released from Long Lartin top-security jail later. A judge ruled last week the six-year detention must end following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. It blocked his deportation to Jordan, where he faces terror charges, on the grounds evidence obtained by torture might be used against him there. The UK government says Abu Qatada is a threat to national security. The UK and Jordan had previously reached agreement that he would not be tortured if he was deported. Abu Qatada will be freed under strict bail conditions, including a 22-hour curfew with permission to leave the property for a maximum of an hour twice a day. He will also be electronically tagged. No mobile phone or internet use is permitted under his bail conditions. The Judiciary Communications Office confirmed his bail conditions had been agreed, paving the way for his release. Under his strict curfew terms, the preacher will not be able to take his children to school as some reports had suggested. But the UK government must show significant progress towards deporting Abu Qatada within three months or his bail conditions could be lifted. 'Failed to appeal' Downing Street said "all wholesale nhl jerseys the options" for removing Abu Qatada from the UK were being considered. "We will take all measures necessary to protect the public," said a No 10 spokesman on Monday. "We are committed to removing him from the country. We want to see him deported." But Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government had "not done all it can to stop Abu Qatada being released from high-security prison today". "As soon as the European court judgement was delivered a month ago now, the government could have appealed the decision and begun urgent negotiations with the Jordanian government. "Instead the government did nothing, leaving a judge to decide there was little progress being made in deporting Qatada and that bail was the only option. "And still the government have failed to appeal, while activity with the Jordanians seems restricted to belated calls from the PM and a trip to Jordan for [Crime and Security Minister] James Brokenshire." Last week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed to work on finding a "solution" to the case. The two spoke on the phone on Thursday afternoon. No 10 said Mr Cameron had explained the "frustration" that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling had caused. "They agreed on the importance of finding an effective solution to this nfl jersey supply case, in the interests of both Britain and Jordan," a Downing Street spokesman said. 'Not acceptable' Mr Cameron had earlier said it was "completely unacceptable" that Abu Qatada was to be freed from jail. Asked about the matter at Prime Minister's questions, he said he profoundly disagreed with the European court's decision. He told MPs that the radical cleric should have been deported to his native Jordan "years ago". "It is not acceptable that we end up with a situation where someone in your country who threatens to do you harm, that you cannot try, that you cannot detain and you cannot deport," he said. The cleric has never been charged with a criminal offence in the UK but ministers have said he is "extremely dangerous". Human rights campaigners have said that if Abu Qatada is to be prosecuted, it should happen in the UK because of concerns about whether he would get a fair trial in Jordan. Joel Bennathan QC, a leading defence barrister in counter-terrorism cases, said the preacher's case was similar to others where there had been allegations but no prosecution or conviction. He nfl jerseys cheap said: "Any 'jihadi' who says anything that could conceivably be seen as encouraging violence tends to get arrested and charged with incitement to murder, racial or religious hatred. "It is a fair guess that Abu Qatada has not done or said anything dangerous for years, if ever he did."
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14-Feb-2012 - Qatada to be released from prison
Visted 1 times13 February 2012 Last updated at 14:17 GMT Abu Qatada to be released from Long Lartin jail Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, is to be released from Long Lartin top-security jail later. A judge ruled last week the six-year detention must end following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. It blocked his deportation to Jordan, where he faces terror charges, on the grounds evidence obtained by torture might be used against him there. The UK government says Abu Qatada is a threat to national security. The UK and Jordan had previously reached agreement that he would not be tortured if he was deported. Abu Qatada will be freed under strict bail conditions, including a 22-hour curfew with permission to leave the property for a maximum of an hour twice a day. He will also be electronically tagged. No mobile phone or internet use is permitted under his bail conditions. The Judiciary Communications nfl headset Office confirmed his bail conditions had been agreed, paving the way for his release. Under his strict curfew terms, the preacher will not be able to take his children to school as some reports had suggested. But the UK government must show significant progress towards deporting Abu Qatada within three months or his bail conditions could be lifted. 'Failed to appeal' Downing Street said "all the options" for removing Abu Qatada from the UK were being considered. "We will take all measures necessary to protect the public," said a No 10 spokesman on Monday. "We are committed to removing him from the country. We want to see him deported." But Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government had "not done all it can to stop Abu Qatada being released from high-security prison today". "As soon as the European court judgement was delivered a month ago now, the government could have appealed the decision and begun urgent negotiations with the Jordanian government. "Instead the government did nothing, leaving a judge to decide there was little progress being made in deporting Qatada and that bail was the only option. "And still the government have failed to appeal, while activity with the Jordanians seems restricted to belated calls from the PM and a trip to Jordan for [Crime cheap nfl jerseys and Security Minister] James Brokenshire." Last week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed to work on finding a "solution" to the case. The two spoke on the phone on Thursday afternoon. No 10 said Mr Cameron had explained the "frustration" that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling had caused. "They agreed on the importance of finding an effective solution to this case, in the interests of both Britain and Jordan," a Downing Street spokesman said. 'Not acceptable' Mr Cameron had earlier said it was "completely unacceptable" that Abu Qatada was to be freed from jail. Asked about the matter at Prime Minister's questions, he said he profoundly disagreed with the European court's decision. He told MPs that the radical cleric should have been deported to his native Jordan "years ago". "It is not acceptable that we end up with a situation where someone in your country who threatens to do you harm, that nfl jerseys supply you cannot try, that you cannot detain and you cannot deport," he said. The cleric has never been charged with a criminal offence in the UK but ministers have said he is "extremely dangerous". Human rights campaigners have said that if Abu Qatada is to be prosecuted, it should happen in the UK because of concerns about whether he would get a fair trial in Jordan. Joel Bennathan QC, a leading defence barrister in counter-terrorism cases, said the preacher's case was similar to others where there had been allegations but no prosecution or conviction. He said: "Any 'jihadi' who says anything that could conceivably be seen as encouraging violence tends to get arrested and charged with incitement to murder, racial or religious hatred. "It is a fair guess that Abu Qatada has not done or said anything dangerous for years, if ever he did."
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14-Feb-2012 - Qatada to be released from prison
Visted 13 times13 February 2012 Last updated at 14:17 GMT Abu Qatada to be released from Long Lartin jail Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, is to be released from Long Lartin top-security jail later. A judge ruled last week the six-year detention must end following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. It blocked his deportation to Jordan, where he faces terror charges, on the grounds evidence obtained by torture might be used against him there. The UK government says Abu Qatada is a threat to national security. The UK and Jordan had previously reached agreement that he would not be tortured if he was deported. Abu Qatada nfl trade jerseys will be freed under strict bail conditions, including a 22-hour curfew with permission to leave the property for a maximum of an hour twice a day. He will also be electronically tagged. No mobile phone or internet use is permitted under his bail conditions. The Judiciary Communications Office confirmed his bail conditions had been agreed, paving the way for his release. Under his strict curfew terms, the preacher will not be able to take his children to school as some reports had suggested. But the UK government must show significant progress towards deporting Abu Qatada within three months or his bail conditions could be lifted. 'Failed to appeal' Downing Street said "all the options" for removing Abu Qatada from the UK were being considered. "We will take all measures necessary to protect the public," said a No 10 spokesman on Monday. "We are committed to removing him from the country. We want to see him deported." But Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government had "not done all it can to stop Abu Qatada being released from high-security Reebok NFL jerseys prison today". "As soon as the European court judgement was delivered a month ago now, the government could have appealed the decision and begun urgent negotiations with the Jordanian government. "Instead the government did nothing, leaving a judge to decide there was little progress being made in deporting Qatada and that bail was the only option. "And still the government have failed to appeal, while activity with the Jordanians seems restricted to belated calls from the PM and a trip to Jordan for [Crime and Security Minister] James Brokenshire." Last week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed to work on finding a "solution" to the case. The two spoke on the phone on Thursday afternoon. No 10 said Mr Cameron had explained the "frustration" that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling had caused. "They agreed on the importance of finding an effective solution to this case, in the interests of both Britain and Jordan," a Downing Street spokesman said. 'Not acceptable' Mr Cameron had earlier said it was "completely unacceptable" that Abu Qatada was to be freed from jail. Asked about the matter at Prime Minister's questions, he said he profoundly disagreed with the European court's decision. He told MPs that the radical cleric should have been deported to his native Jordan "years ago". "It is not acceptable that we end up with a situation where someone in your country who threatens to do you harm, that you cannot try, that wholesale nhl jerseys you cannot detain and you cannot deport," he said. The cleric has never been charged with a criminal offence in the UK but ministers have said he is "extremely dangerous". Human rights campaigners have said that if Abu Qatada is to be prosecuted, it should happen in the UK because of concerns about whether he would get a fair trial in Jordan. Joel Bennathan QC, a leading defence barrister in counter-terrorism cases, said the preacher's case was similar to others where there had been allegations but no prosecution or conviction. He said: "Any 'jihadi' who says anything that could conceivably be seen as encouraging violence tends to get arrested and charged with incitement to murder, racial or religious hatred. "It is a fair guess that Abu Qatada has not done or said anything dangerous for years, if ever he did."
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