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| Preacher Abu Qatada wins appeal | Preacher Abu Qatada wins appeal |
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| Islamic preacher Abu Qatada has won an appeal against deportation from the UK, which could lead to him being freed. | Islamic preacher Abu Qatada has won an appeal against deportation from the UK, which could lead to him being freed. |
| Qatada - in prison pending deportation to Jordan - has been dubbed "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe". | Qatada - in prison pending deportation to Jordan - has been dubbed "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe". |
| The Home Office says it will challenge the ruling, and in the meantime he will remain in prison. | The Home Office says it will challenge the ruling, and in the meantime he will remain in prison. |
| The Court of Appeal said it was concerned that evidence alleged to be obtained under torture may form part of a future trial in Jordan. | The Court of Appeal said it was concerned that evidence alleged to be obtained under torture may form part of a future trial in Jordan. |
| The Jordanian national has been fighting extradition to his home country where he has been convicted for terror attacks. | |
| The appeal panel said the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) had misdirected itself in law over the issue of any evidence obtained by torture. | The appeal panel said the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) had misdirected itself in law over the issue of any evidence obtained by torture. |
| 'Stays behind bars' | 'Stays behind bars' |
| Responding to the decision, Home Office minister Tony McNulty said he believed the deportation would still go ahead. | Responding to the decision, Home Office minister Tony McNulty said he believed the deportation would still go ahead. |
| "I am pleased that the courts dismissed all but one of Abu Qatada's reasons for appeal," he said. | "I am pleased that the courts dismissed all but one of Abu Qatada's reasons for appeal," he said. |
| "We are seeking to overturn that point, and I believe that we will be able to secure his deportation to Jordan and we will push for it as soon as possible. In the meantime, he remains behind bars." | "We are seeking to overturn that point, and I believe that we will be able to secure his deportation to Jordan and we will push for it as soon as possible. In the meantime, he remains behind bars." |
| Jordan is one of a number of countries with which the UK has signed a memorandum which ministers say will ensure that any deported terrorism suspects will not face torture or ill-treatment on return. | |
| Deportations scrapped | |
| In a separate ruling on Wednesday, the three appeal judges also found in favour of two Libyan suspects, after the government appealed another decision by Siac. | |
| Siac had ruled that the pair faced a risk of ill-treatment, including torture, if they were returned to Libya. | |
| As a result of the appeal court ruling, deportation proceedings against 10 other Libyan nationals have effectively been abandoned. | |
| A Home Office spokesman said the government would not appeal against the judgment in this case. |