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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. | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | He has been banned from using the internet, mobile phones and from meeting a long list of named people, including Osama bin Laden. |
| Legal battle | |
| Immigration rules allow someone to be held in prison so long as the deportation is likely to ultimately happen. | |
| But Mr Qatada was bailed in the summer after judges ruled he could not be returned to Jordan because his conviction there may have relied upon evidence obtained by torture. Ministers are challenging that decision. | |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: "I'm pleased the court has agreed that Qatada should have his bail revoked. | |
| "He poses a significant threat to our national security and I am pleased that he will be detained pending his deportation, which I'm working hard to secure." |