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| Qatada in jail over bail breach | Qatada in jail over bail breach |
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| A radical preacher, who has been dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, has been returned to jail for breaching his bail conditions. | A radical preacher, who has been dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, has been returned to jail for breaching his bail conditions. |
| Abu Qatada was arrested at his London home in London in November amid fears he planned to flee to the Middle East. | Abu Qatada was arrested at his London home in London in November amid fears he planned to flee to the Middle East. |
| The cleric had been held on a 22-hour home curfew, after winning the latest stage of a battle against deportation. | The cleric had been held on a 22-hour home curfew, after winning the latest stage of a battle against deportation. |
| The UK wants to send him back to Jordan - but he says his conviction there for terrorism offences was unfair. | The UK wants to send him back to Jordan - but he says his conviction there for terrorism offences was unfair. |
| A panel of judges at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which acts as the UK's national security tribunal, heard last month that the 47-year-old Jordanian-Palestinian had plotted to leave the UK. | |
| One of the alleged breaches related to a message on an extremist website which was said to call on an influential Islamist preacher to join radical Islamist groups overseas. | |
| MI5 intelligence | |
| The Home Office alleged that Mr Qatada had also recorded a video sermon in his home, in breach of a key element of his bail conditions. | |
| Mr Qatada denied these allegations, saying he had no idea about the online messages because he was banned from using the internet. His counsel said the sermon was in fact a home video in which he could be seen telling his children about a Muslim festival. | |
| Other allegation, based on MI5 intelligence, were heard by the judges in secret and not put to Mr Qatada or released to the public. | |
| Mr Qatada's bail conditions, set in the summer, included wearing an electronic tag, a ban on attending any mosque or leading prayers. He has permission to leave his home twice a day for an hour each time. | |
| He has been banned from using the internet, mobile phones and from meeting a long list of named people, including Osama bin Laden. |