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Dr Mohammad Asha, cleared of involvement in the London and Glasgow car bomb plot, has been granted bail pending his appeal against deportation. An NHS doctor cleared of involvement in the London and Glasgow car bomb plot has been granted bail pending his appeal against deportation.
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission in London said it was not in the public interest for Dr Asha to be prevented from working in the NHS. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission rejected Home Office claims Dr Mohammad Asha, a Jordanian, was a threat to national security.
Dr Asha, a Jordanian, has been held in Long Lartin prison, Worcestershire, since his acquittal. Dr Asha has been held in Long Lartin prison, Worcestershire, since his acquittal. He wants to stay in the UK.
He will be required to report to a Birmingham police station once a week.He will be required to report to a Birmingham police station once a week.
But the commission ruled Dr Asha would not have to adhere to a curfew or be electronically tagged and that he should be free to resume work as a doctor.
Panel chairman Mr Justice Mitting said: "We express the view that it is not in the public interest that Dr Asha should be prevented by immigration considerations from resuming work in the National Health Service."
Speaking via a video-link from prison, Dr Asha asked for his deportation appeal to be heard soon.
"May I thank the commission for their kindness and, please, I want this to be over before August so I can start my new job, if that is to be the case, with a clean sheet," he told the hearing.