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| 9/11 arrest payout ruling fought | 9/11 arrest payout ruling fought |
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| The Ministry of Justice is to appeal against a court judgement that a man wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers could get compensation. | The Ministry of Justice is to appeal against a court judgement that a man wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers could get compensation. |
| The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Algerian pilot Lotfi Raissi, 33, of west London, earlier this month. | The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Algerian pilot Lotfi Raissi, 33, of west London, earlier this month. |
| Judges said there were "serious defaults" in the way the police and the Crown Prosecution Service had dealt with his case. | Judges said there were "serious defaults" in the way the police and the Crown Prosecution Service had dealt with his case. |
| Mr Raissi was in prison for five months following a US extradition request. | |
| 'Clarify compensation' | |
| A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "We are appealing on a point of law/principle about boundaries of the state compensation scheme. | |
| "We need to clarify how far government compensation goes." | |
| The appeal judges' ruling meant the government would have to reconsider its refusal of Mr Raissi's claim for compensation. | |
| Mr Raissi said that he wanted an apology and that his claim may run into millions of pounds. | |
| He was living in the UK in 2001 when he was arrested and held at the top-security Belmarsh prison. |