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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 Jordanian national has been fighting extradition to his home country where he has been convicted for terror attacks. |
| I believe that we will be able to secure his deportation to Jordan and we will push for it as soon as possible Tony McNultyHome Office minister | |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | A Home Office spokesman said the government would not appeal against the judgment in this case. |
| Qatada made a video appeal to the kidnappers of Norman Kember Abu Qatada became one of the UK's most wanted men in December 2001 when he went on the run on the eve of government moves to introduce new anti-terror laws allowing suspects to be detained without charge or trial. | |
| The 45-year-old father-of-five arrived in the UK in September 1993 on a forged United Arab Emirates passport. | |
| He was allowed to stay in June 1994 after claiming asylum for himself and his family. | |
| Tapes of his sermons were unearthed in a Hamburg flat used by some of those responsible for the 11 September attacks on the US. | |
| In October 2002 the authorities tracked Qatada, also known as Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, down to a council house in south London and took him to Belmarsh Prison. | |
| He was eventually freed on bail in March 2005, but was made subject of a control order to limit his movement and contact with others. | |
| In August 2005 he was taken back into custody pending extradition to Jordan. |