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| Abu Hamza loses extradition fight | Abu Hamza loses extradition fight |
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| Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been refused leave to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US. | Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been refused leave to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US. |
| US prosecutors want the 50-year-old to face trial on charges which include providing support to al-Qaeda. | US prosecutors want the 50-year-old to face trial on charges which include providing support to al-Qaeda. |
| The Egypt-born preacher is currently serving a seven-year jail term in the UK for inciting murder and race hate. | The Egypt-born preacher is currently serving a seven-year jail term in the UK for inciting murder and race hate. |
| BBC correspondent Andy Tighe said his lawyers are now likely to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights. | BBC correspondent Andy Tighe said his lawyers are now likely to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights. |
| The Court of Appeal ruling comes after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith formally approved the extradition in February. | The Court of Appeal ruling comes after Home Secretary Jacqui Smith formally approved the extradition in February. |
| Lawyers for Abu Hamza, from west London, have been fighting his extradition since the request was first filed in May 2004. | Lawyers for Abu Hamza, from west London, have been fighting his extradition since the request was first filed in May 2004. |
| US prosecutors have outlined 11 charges, alleging he funded terrorism, organised a training camp in Oregon between 1998 and 2000, and conspired to take 12 Westerners hostage in Yemen in 1998. | US prosecutors have outlined 11 charges, alleging he funded terrorism, organised a training camp in Oregon between 1998 and 2000, and conspired to take 12 Westerners hostage in Yemen in 1998. |
| Mosque speeches | Mosque speeches |
| The extradition process was put on hold after Abu Hamza was arrested by Metropolitan Police officers in 2004. | The extradition process was put on hold after Abu Hamza was arrested by Metropolitan Police officers in 2004. |
| In February 2006, an Old Bailey jury found him guilty of charges related to speeches at Finsbury Park Mosque in north London. | In February 2006, an Old Bailey jury found him guilty of charges related to speeches at Finsbury Park Mosque in north London. |
| Extradition proceedings began again in May 2007 and a district judge later approved the request. | Extradition proceedings began again in May 2007 and a district judge later approved the request. |
| The High Court rejected Abu Hamza's appeal against the decision earlier this year, rejecting the argument that the US evidence had been obtained by torture, and was therefore inadmissible. | The High Court rejected Abu Hamza's appeal against the decision earlier this year, rejecting the argument that the US evidence had been obtained by torture, and was therefore inadmissible. |
| At the latest Appeal Court hearing, senior judge Sir Igor Judge refused to certify that the case raised a point of law of public importance to go before the Law Lords. | At the latest Appeal Court hearing, senior judge Sir Igor Judge refused to certify that the case raised a point of law of public importance to go before the Law Lords. |
| "The 2003 Extradition Act must be applied and our extradition commitments honoured," he said. |