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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 government is to appeal against a court judgement that a man wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers should be eligible for 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. The appeal judges said there were "serious defaults" in the way police and the Crown Prosecution Service had dealt with his case.
Mr Raissi was in prison for five months following a US extradition request.Mr Raissi was in prison for five months following a US extradition request.
'Clarify compensation''Clarify compensation'
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "We are appealing on a point of law/principle about boundaries of the state compensation scheme.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.""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. The 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.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.He was living in the UK in 2001 when he was arrested and held at the top-security Belmarsh prison.
In April 2002, a judge ruled that there was no evidence connecting Mr Raissi to terrorism.
Unable to work
Speaking after the appeal judgement, Mr Raissi said he had suffered a miscarriage of justice and had been "completely exonerated".
He said his wrongful arrest had left him blacklisted as a pilot and unable to work.
In giving the court's judgment, Lord Justice Hooper said: "The public labelling of the appellant as a terrorist by the authorities in this country, and particularly by the CPS, over a period of many months has had and continues to have, so it is said, a devastating effect on his life and on his health.
"He considers that, unless he receives a public acknowledgement that he is not a terrorist, he will be unable to get his life back together again."
The High Court had previously said that Mr Raissi's application for compensation was not valid because it involved the extradition process and not the domestic criminal system.